TOTAL | PRE-COREQ (< 2007) | POST-COREQ (> 2008) | P | ||||||||
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n | complete | Score | n | Score | SE | n | Score | SE | Difference | ||
DOMAIN I: RESEARCH TEAM AND REFLEXIVITY | 1037 | 2.76 | 309 | 2.57 | 0.12 | 621 | 2.86 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.048 | |
Interviewer/facilitator | 2218 | 91% | 0.56 | 771 | 0.51 | 0.02 | 1187 | 0.58 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.001** |
Credentials | 1227 | 50% | 0.42 | 379 | 0.41 | 0.03 | 708 | 0.42 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.788 |
Occupation | 2092 | 85% | 0.43 | 730 | 0.43 | 0.02 | 1121 | 0.41 | 0.01 | −0.02 | 0.372 |
Gender | 1300 | 53% | 0.43 | 460 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 685 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.026* |
Experience and training | 2262 | 92% | 0.25 | 799 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 1200 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.001** |
Relationship established | 2193 | 90% | 0.18 | 757 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 1181 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.836 |
Participant knowledge of the interviewer | 1022 | 42% | 0.16 | 308 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 603 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.581 |
Interviewer characteristics | 922 | 38% | 0.20 | 236 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 585 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.020* |
DOMAIN II: STUDY DESIGN | 1117 | 8.31 | 351 | 7.97 | 0.15 | 645 | 8.51 | 0.10 | 0.55 | 0.007* | |
Methodological orientation and Theory | 1206 | 49% | 0.72 | 391 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 662 | 0.74 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.258 |
Sampling | 2337 | 95% | 0.77 | 815 | 0.73 | 0.02 | 1247 | 0.79 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.003* |
Method of approach | 2241 | 92% | 0.71 | 785 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 1195 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.000** |
Sample size | 2384 | 97% | 0.95 | 838 | 0.94 | 0.01 | 1259 | 0.96 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.023* |
Non-participation | 2229 | 91% | 0.42 | 769 | 0.39 | 0.02 | 1203 | 0.45 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.008* |
Setting of data collection | 2377 | 97% | 0.67 | 833 | 0.65 | 0.02 | 1258 | 0.67 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.339 |
Presence of nonparticipants | 2237 | 91% | 0.24 | 772 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 1207 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.001** |
Description of sample | 2394 | 98% | 0.88 | 848 | 0.83 | 0.01 | 1259 | 0.90 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.000** |
Interview guide | 2329 | 95% | 0.72 | 817 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 1234 | 0.77 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.000** |
Repeat interviews | 2195 | 90% | 0.30 | 769 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 1177 | 0.28 | 0.01 | −0.06 | 0.005* |
Audio/visual recording | 2262 | 92% | 0.79 | 782 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 1219 | 0.83 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.000** |
Field notes | 2314 | 95% | 0.33 | 814 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 1224 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.022* |
Duration | 2288 | 93% | 0.61 | 793 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 1223 | 0.63 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.007* |
Data saturation | 2157 | 88% | 0.29 | 753 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 1147 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.000** |
Transcripts returned | 1450 | 59% | 0.13 | 494 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 789 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.028* |
DOMAIN III: ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS | 1086 | 5.94 | 339 | 5.42 | 0.10 | 625 | 6.20 | 0.07 | 0.78 | 0.000** | |
Number of data coders | 2304 | 94% | 0.60 | 785 | 0.49 | 0.02 | 1248 | 0.66 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.000** |
Description of the coding tree | 1333 | 54% | 0.43 | 474 | 0.39 | 0.02 | 703 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.004* |
Derivation of themes | 2298 | 94% | 0.80 | 800 | 0.74 | 0.02 | 1222 | 0.84 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.000** |
Software | 2312 | 94% | 0.39 | 801 | 0.28 | 0.02 | 1234 | 0.45 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.000** |
Participant checking | 2259 | 92% | 0.19 | 775 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 1225 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.752 |
Quotations presented | 2384 | 97% | 0.89 | 839 | 0.86 | 0.01 | 1260 | 0.92 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.000** |
Data and findings consistent | 2187 | 89% | 0.77 | 749 | 0.72 | 0.02 | 1186 | 0.79 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.000** |
Clarity of major themes | 1085 | 44% | 0.94 | 335 | 0.90 | 0.02 | 611 | 0.95 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.009* |
Clarity of minor themes | 993 | 41% | 0.65 | 309 | 0.62 | 0.03 | 565 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.303 |
TOTAL COREQ SCORE | 831 | 16.99 | 232 | 15.51 | 0.31 | 509 | 17.74 | 0.20 | 2.23 | 0.000** |