Table 3

Quality appraisal of the included studies

Study reference1. Identified aim2. Method – aim3. Method – question4. Theoretical framework5. Sampling – aim6. Collection - aim7. Analysis rigour8. Researchers influence9. Explicit findings10. All data accounted11. Transferability12. Relevance
1. Sweden, 2006/7YesYesYesYesYesYesPart.YesYesPart.YesYes
2. Sweden, 2007YesYesYesYesNoYesPart.NoYesPart.NoYes
3. UK, 2013YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYes
4. UK, 2005NoYesYesNoNoPart.YesNoYesPart.YesYes
5. Denmark, 2006YesYesYesNoPart.YesYesNoYesYesYesYes
6. UK, 2001YesYesYesNoPart.Part.YesNoYesPart.YesYes
7. UK, 2012YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
8. US, 2009YesYesYesNoPart.YesYesNoYesPart.YesYes
9. Sweden, 2006YesYesYesNoNoYesPart.NoYesYesNoYes
10. Australia, 2004YesYesYesNoPart.YesNoNoYesNoNoYes
11. US, 1989 – 1993YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
12. Sweden, 2008YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
13. Sweden, 2012YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
14. Sweden, 2004YesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
15. Sweden, 2003YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
16. Sweden, 2003YesYesYesNoNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
17. Sweden, 2007YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
18. Sweden, 2000YesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYes
19. Sweden, 2013YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
  • Footnote: ‘Part.’: partially. Details about the CASP tool may be found in the protocol shared as an online supplementary file.