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Table 3 Methodological quality assessment of mixed methods articles – Good Reporting of A Mixed Methods Study (GRAMMS)

From: Factors contributing to the recruitment and retention of rural pharmacist workforce: a systematic review

Author (Year), Country

A

B

C

D

E

F

Total

Quality of research paper

Anzenberger, 2011; Ukraine

0.5

0.5

0.5

0

0.5

1

3.0

Moderate

Smith, 2013; Australia

1

1

1

0

0.5

0.5

4.0

Moderate

Taylor et al., 2019; Australia

0.5

0.5

1

0

0.5

0.5

3.0

Moderate

  1. Quality criteria: A: Describe the justification for using a mixed methods approach to the research question; B: Describe the design in terms of the purpose, priority and sequence of methods; C: Describe each method in terms of sampling, data 13 collection and analysis; D: Describe where integration has occurred, how it has occurred and who has participated in it; E: Describe any limitation of one method associated with the present of the other method; F: Describe any insights gained from mixing or integrating methods; 1: Yes, 0.5: Yes but; 0: No; High-quality paper: Scores 5.0–6.0, Moderate-quality paper: Scores 3.0-<5.0, Low-quality paper: <3.0.
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