title: Critical appraisal checklist for qualitative research studies.
abstract: The ability to critically appraise literature is an essential skill for clinicians adopting a population perspective. Conventions exist for reporting and evaluating the quality of quantitative and epidemiological research. The same traditions do not exist in qualitative research for a number of reasons including the number of theories under which this type of research can be conducted and the subsequent incompatibility of indicators of quality. This paper presents a 10-point checklist for assessing the quality of qualitative research in clinical epidemiological studies. We aim to provide a framework for critical appraisal as well as offer direction for qualitative researchers in designing and publishing their work.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Treloar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Champness
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Higginbotham
mesh_terms: D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*