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CRITICAL APPRAISAL SKILLS PROGRAMME Making sense of evidence about clinical effectiveness
10 questions to help you make sense of qualitative research
These questions consider the following: Are the results of the review valid? What are the results? Will the results help locally? A number of italicised prompts are given after each question. These are designed to remind you why the question is important. There will not be time in the small groups to answer them all in detail!
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Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Qualitative research checklist_14.10.10
Screening Questions 1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? What the goal of the research was Why is it important Its relevance
Consider:
2. 2.
Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?
Consider: If the research seeks to interpret or illuminate the actions and/or subjective experiences of research participants
Detailed questions
3.
Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research?
Consider: If the researcher has justified the research design (e.g. have they discussed how they decided which method to use)?
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research?
Consider: If the researcher has explained how the participants were selected If they explained why the participants they selected were the most appropriate to provide access to the type of knowledge sought by the study If there are any discussions around recruitment (e.g. why some people chose not to take part)
Qualitative checklist_14.10.10
5. Were the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue?
Consider: If the setting for data collection was justified If it is clear how data were collected (e.g. focus
10 questions to help you make sense of qualitative research
These questions consider the following: Are the results of the review valid? What are the results? Will the results help locally? A number of italicised prompts are given after each question. These are designed to remind you why the question is important. There will not be time in the small groups to answer them all in detail!
©CASP This work is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
©
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Qualitative research checklist_14.10.10
Screening Questions 1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? What the goal of the research was Why is it important Its relevance
Consider:
2. 2.
Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?
Consider: If the research seeks to interpret or illuminate the actions and/or subjective experiences of research participants
Detailed questions
3.
Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research?
Consider: If the researcher has justified the research design (e.g. have they discussed how they decided which method to use)?
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research?
Consider: If the researcher has explained how the participants were selected If they explained why the participants they selected were the most appropriate to provide access to the type of knowledge sought by the study If there are any discussions around recruitment (e.g. why some people chose not to take part)
Qualitative checklist_14.10.10
5. Were the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue?
Consider: If the setting for data collection was justified If it is clear how data were collected (e.g. focus