Table 1 Summary of Bengtsson method for content analysis
Stage | Tasks | How was this operationalised? |
|---|---|---|
Planning | • Aim • Sample & unit of analysis • Data collection • Method of analysis • Practical implications | • Aim – to better understand variation in the reporting of QES used in NICE guidelines • Sample – NICE guidelines published or updated 2015–2019 • Unit of analysis – A single QES was the unit of analysis rather than the guideline as a whole since some guidelines have multiple associated QES • Data collection/analysis – see boxes below • Practical implications – understanding where QES in the sample do not meet the criteria set out by ENTREQ is a useful indicator of reporting quality. |
Data collection | • Collect data and transform to analysable text | • Overall set of eligible guidelines identified using functionality on NICE website. • Manual sifting of reviews undertaken for guidelines to identify QES • QES downloaded as pdf documents for analysis. |
Data analysing | • Categorisation • Compilation | • ENTREQ reporting criteria used as framework for categorisation with each element assessed as ‘met’ or ‘not met’ • Compiled in tabular form in spreadsheet. |
Reporting | • Creating a report/presentation of the result. | The results are presented in this paper |