“Surviving to thriving”: a meta-ethnography of the experiences of healthcare staff caring for persons with COVID-19

Table 1 Quality appraisal

	Sun et al.,	Liu et al.,	Kackin et al.,	Karimi et al.,	Galehdar et al.,	Ardebili et al.,	Al Ghafri et al.,	Nyashanu et al.,
Is there congruity between the stated philosophical perspective and the research methodology?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Yes
Is there congruity between the research methodology and the research question or objectives?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is there congruity between the research methodology and the methods used to collect data?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is there congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of data?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is there congruity between the research methodology and the interpretation of results?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is there a statement locating the researcher culturally or theoretically?	Yes	Unclear	Yes	No	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
Is the influence of the researcher on the research, and vice- versa, addressed?	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	No	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
Are participants, and their voices, adequately represented?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is the research ethical according to current criteria or, for recent studies, and is there evidence of ethical approval by an appropriate body?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Do the conclusions drawn in the research report flow from the analysis, or interpretation, of the data?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Overall appraisal	Include	Include	Include	Include	Include	Include	Include	Include

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