Table 2 COREQ Assessment

 Interviewer / facilitator identified

[11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]

10 (100%)

 Occupation of the interview of facilitator

[11, 17, 19, 20]

4 (40%)

 Experience or training in qualitative research

[11, 13]

2 (20%)

 Relationship established prior to study commencement

0 (0%)

 Selection strategy (e.g. snowball, purposive, convenience, comprehensive)

[11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19]

9 (90%)

 Method of approach or recruitment

[11, 14, 15, 17,18,19]

6 (60%)

 Sample size

[11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]

10 (100%)

 Number and/or reasons for non-participation

[13, 17,18,19]

4 (40%)

 Venue of data collection

[12, 13, 15, 18]

4 (40%)

 Presence of non-participants (e.g. clinical staff)

[13, 18]

2 (20%)

 Description of the sample

[13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]

8 (80%

 Questions, prompts or topic guide

[14,15,16,17,18]

5 (50%)

 Audio / visual recording

[11, 13, 14, 16,17,18,19]

7 (70%)

 Field notes

[13, 17, 19]

3 (30%)

 Duration of data collection (interview of focus group)

[12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19]

8 (80%)

 Data (or theoretical) saturation

[13, 16,17,18,19]

5 (50%)

 Researcher/expert triangulation (multiple researchers involved in coding and analysis)

[11, 14,15,16,17,18]

6 (60%)

 Derivation of themes or findings (e.g. inductive, constant comparison)

[11, 13,14,15,16,17,18,19]

8 (80%)

 Use of software (e.g. NVivo, HyperRESEARCH, Atlas.ti)

[11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19]

6 (60%)

 Member checking (participant feedback on findings)

[18]

1 (10%)

 Participant quotations or raw data provided (picture, diary entries)

[11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]

10 (100%)

 Range and depth of insight into participant perspectives (thick description provided)

[11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]

10 (100%)