| 1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 5. Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 6. Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered? | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| 7. Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 8. Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 9. Is there a clear statement of findings? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 10. How valuable is the research? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |