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Appendix 2.7<br />

Appendix 2.7: Quality appraisal checklist: qualitative studies<br />

Qualitative studies checklist <strong>for</strong> NICE (2009)<br />

Study identification<br />

Include author, title,<br />

reference, year of<br />

publication<br />

Guidance topic: Key research question/aim:<br />

Checklist completed by:<br />

Theoretical approach<br />

1. Is a qualitative approach<br />

appropriate?<br />

For example:<br />

Does the research question<br />

seek to understand processes<br />

or structures, or illuminate<br />

subjective experiences or<br />

meanings?<br />

Could a quantitative<br />

approach better have<br />

addressed the research<br />

question?<br />

2. Is the study clear in what<br />

it seeks to do? For example:<br />

Is the purpose of the study<br />

discussed –<br />

aims/objectives/research<br />

question/s?<br />

Is there<br />

adequate/appropriate<br />

reference to the literature?<br />

Are underpinning<br />

values/assumptions/theory<br />

discussed?<br />

Study design<br />

3. How defensible/rigorous is<br />

the research<br />

design/methodology?<br />

For example:<br />

Is the design appropriate to<br />

the research question?<br />

Is a rationale given <strong>for</strong> using<br />

a qualitative approach?<br />

Appropriate<br />

Inappropriate<br />

Not sure<br />

Clear<br />

Unclear<br />

Mixed<br />

Defensible<br />

Indefensible<br />

Not sure<br />

Comments:<br />

Comments:<br />

Comments:<br />

What are the effects of different models of delivery <strong>for</strong> improving maternal and infant<br />

health outcomes <strong>for</strong> poor people in urban areas in low income and lower middle income<br />

countries? 111

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