Table 2 Quality of selected studies – number of studies meeting each CASP criteria
| Â | Totally met | Partially met | Not met |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? | 44 | 1 | 1 |
2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? | 45 | 1 | 0 |
3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? | 43 | 3 | 0 |
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? | 24 | 18 | 4 |
5. Were the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? | 28 | 17 | 1 |
6. Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered? | 11 | 10 | 25 |
7. Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? | 24 | 12 | 10 |
8. Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? | 31 | 10 | 5 |
9. Is there a clear statement of findings? | 39 | 7 | 0 |
10. How valuable is the research? | 36 | 10 | 0 |