Domain and Items | Page Number Reported |
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Domain 1: Research team and reflexivity | |
Personal characteristics | |
1. Interviewer/facilitator Which author/s conducted the interview or focus group? | Page 5. The first and third-named authors listed conducted the interviews. |
2. Credentials What were the researcher’s credentials? | Page 1. |
3. Occupation What was their occupation at the time of the study? | Page 1. |
4. Gender Was the researcher male or female? | N/A. |
5. Experience and training What experience or training did the researcher have? | Page 5. |
Relationship with participants | |
6. Relationship established Was a relationship established prior to study commencement? | This is acknowledged on Page 5: “Thirty-four participants including those who were known to the research team or their colleagues (approached by emails) or who were identified through state and regional primary care professional societies (face-to-face) were invited to participate.” |
7. Participant knowledge of the interviewer What did the participants know about the researcher? e.g. personal goals, reasons for doing the research | Following on from above, some participants known to the research team were recruited. While a few of the participants knew the researcher (KLL), none knew of any personal goals or reasons for doing the research. Participants received a fact sheet about the research (including its aims and rationale) and had the opportunity to ask the researcher additional questions prior to deciding if they wished to participate. Page 11: “All participants provided informed consent.” |
8. Interviewer characteristics What characteristics were reported about the interviewer/facilitator? e.g. Bias, assumptions, reasons and interests in the research topic | Page 5–6. |
Domain 2: study design | |
Theoretical framework | |
9. Methodological orientation and Theory What methodological orientation was stated to underpin the study? e.g. grounded theory, discourse analysis, ethnography, phenomenology, content analysis | Page 6. |
Participant selection | |
10. Sampling How were participants selected? e.g. purposive, convenience, consecutive, snowball | Page 5. |
11. Method of approach How were participants approached? e.g. face-to- face, telephone, mail, email | Page 5. |
12. Sample size How many participants were in the study? | Page 5. |
13. Non-participation How many people refused to participate or dropped out? Reasons? | Page 5. |
Setting | |
14. Setting of data collection Where was the data collected? e.g. home, clinic, workplace | Page 5. |
15. Presence of non-participants Was anyone else present besides the participants and researchers? | Page 5. “Interviews were conducted by experienced, trained personnel (KLL, DS), with an observer from the research team participating and taking notes.” |
16. Description of sample What are the important characteristics of the sample? e.g. demographic data, date | Page 5 & 7. |
Data collection | |
17. Interview guide Were questions, prompts, guides provided by the authors? Was it pilot tested? | Page 5–6. |
18. Repeat interviews Were repeat interviews carried out? If yes, how many? | Page 6. “No repeat interviews were conducted.” |
19. Audio/visual recording Did the research use audio or visual recording to collect the data? | Page 5. “We conducted phone interviews using Zoom.” |
20. Field notes Were field notes made during and/or after the interview or focus group? | Page 5. |
21. Duration What was the duration of the interviews or focus group? | Page 5. |
22. Data saturation Was data saturation discussed? | Page 5. |
23. Transcripts returned Were transcripts returned to participants for comment and/or correction? | N/A. |
Domain 3: analysis and findings | |
Data analysis | |
24. Number of data coders How many data coders coded the data? | Page 6. |
25. Description of the coding tree Did authors provide a description of the coding tree? | Page 6. |
26. Derivation of themes Were themes identified in advance or derived from the data? | Page 6. |
27. Software What software, if applicable, was used to manage the data? | Page 6. |
28. Participant checking Did participants provide feedback on the findings? | Page 6. |
Reporting | |
29. Quotations presented Were participant quotations presented to illustrate the themes / findings? Was each quotation identified? e.g. participant number | |
30. Data and findings consistent Was there consistency between the data presented and the findings? | |
31. Clarity of major themes Were major themes clearly presented in the findings? | |
32. Clarity of minor themes Is there a description of diverse cases or discussion of minor themes? | N/A. |