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Table 2 Risk of bias assessment for qualitative studies

From: Stakeholder attitudes to the regulation of traditional and complementary medicine professions: a systematic review

 

Domains

 

First author year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Overall summary (risk)

Barnes 2018 [61]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Boon 2004 [53]

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Canaway 2009 [71]

U

U

U

U

U

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Cavaco 2017 [72]

U

U

U

U

U

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Clarke 2004 [54]

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Ericksen-Pereira 2020 [55]

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

y

Include (moderate)

Flower 2015 [62]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Gilmour 2002 [63]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Include (moderate)

Gyasi 2017 [56]

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (low)

James 2020 [59]

U

U

U

U

U

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Jarvis 2015 [64]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Kelly 2005 [65]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Kelner 2004 [66]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Kelner 2004 [67]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Kelner 2006 [68]

Y

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Lin (Section 9, Hill) 2005 [52]

U

U

U

U

U

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Malhotra 2020 [57]

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (low)

Smith 2015 [58]

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (low)

Steel 2020 [60]

U

U

U

U

U

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (low)

Wardle 2013 [69]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

Welsh 2004 [70]

U

U

U

U

U

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Include (moderate)

  1. Domains
  2. 1. Is there congruity between the stated philosophical perspective and the research methodology?
  3. 2. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the research question or objectives?
  4. 3. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the methods used to collect data?
  5. 4. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of data?
  6. 5. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the interpretation of results?
  7. 6. Is there a statement locating the researcher culturally or theoretically?
  8. 7. Is the influence of the researcher on the research, and vice-versa, addressed?
  9. 8. Are participants, and their voices, adequately represented?
  10. 9. Is the research ethical according to current criteria or is there evidence of ethical approval by an appropriate body?
  11. 10. Do the conclusions drawn in the research report flow from the analysis, or interpretation, of the data?
  12. N = criterion not adequately met; Y = criterion adequately met; U = unclear if criterion met