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Table 2 Sources of trustworthiness [60] in the current study

From: Crossing knowledge boundaries: health care providers’ perceptions and experiences of what is important to achieve more person-centered patient pathways for older people

Quality dimension

Steps taken in the study to enhance the dimension

Credibility

Flexible complementary data collection approach

Prolonged engagement with the field

Prolonged engagement with the data

Comprehensive description of methods

Themes agreed upon through reflexive discussions among authors

Dependability

Last author validated first author’s coding

Several authors engaged in analysis

Confirmability

Reflexivity

Quotes, theory and previous research used to substantiate findings

Analytical memo keeping

Transferability

Thorough description of context

Quotes, theory and previous research used to substantiate findings