Table 3 The methodology for qualitative research or evidence in the process of included guidelines development
No. | The theory basis of qualitative research | The quality assessment tool for qualitative research | The quality level of primary study of qualitative research to formulate recommendations | The quality level of qualitative evidence synthesis to formulate recommendations | The level of qualitative research in the grade criteria of evidence and recommendation | The grade of recommendations only supported by qualitative evidence | The grade of recommendations supported by qualitative and quantitative evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Good |
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | B |
3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Good |
5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Strong |
6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Strong |
8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | D |
9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | B |
11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Good |
12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Good |
13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | D |
14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | D |
15 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
16 | – | – | – | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
17 | – | – | – | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
18 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
19 | – | – | – | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
20 | – | – | – | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
22 | – | – | – | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
24 | – | – | – | – | III, IV1) | – | – |
25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
26 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
27 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
28 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
29 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
30 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
31 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
32 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
33 | – | NICE checklist | +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled -: indicates that few or no checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
34 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
35 | Grounded theory, phenomenology | NICE checklist | ++: indicates that all or most of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled –: indicates that few or no checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
36 | – | NICE checklist | ++: indicates that all or most of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled -: indicates that few or no checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
37 | – | NICE checklist | ++: indicates that all or most of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled -: indicates that few or no checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
38 | – | NICE checklist | – | – | – | – | – |
39 | – | NICE checklist | +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled −: indicates that few or no checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
40 | – | NICE checklist | ++: indicates that all or most of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled -: indicates that few or no checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
41 | – | NICE checklist | ++: indicates that all or most of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
42 | – | NICE checklist | ++: indicates that all or most of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled +: indicates that some of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled -: indicates that few or no checklist criteria have been fulfilled | – | – | – | – |
43 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
44 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
45 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
46 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
47 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
48 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
49 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
50 | – | CASP | High: greater than, or equal to, a converted score of 82.4% Moderate: a converted score of 62.5–82.3% | – | – | – | – |
51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
53 | – | – | – | – | Very low | – | weak |
54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Strong |
57 | – | – | – | – | I, IV2) | – | B |
58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
61 | – | – | – | – | IV2) | – | B |
62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |