Transnational social networks, health, and care: a systematic narrative literature review

Table 3 Quality assessment – Quantitative or mixed-methods tool - Migrants

Reference Number	Study (n = 5)	Clear, explicit and appropriate aim	Clearly described context	Sampling approach appropriate and non-biased	Sample size adequate	Data generation tools well described and appropriate	Analysis approach well described and appropriate	Findings adequately supported by data (not over-stated)	Consideration of limitations, bias and generalizability evident	Key concepts relating to migration/ ethnicity are explicit	Summary assessment
[30]	Baquero, 2010	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	–	***
[31]	Hanley, Gravel, Lippel and Koo, 2014	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	*
[32]	May, 1992	+	+	–	–	+	+	+	+	–	**
[33]	Murphy and Mahalingam, 2004	–	+	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	**
[34]	Plaza and Plaza, 2019	+	+	+	–	–	–	+	+	+	**

Assessment: + (sufficient) and – (insufficient)
Summary assessment: *Low (< 4 components assessed as sufficient), **Moderate (4–6 components assessed as sufficient), and ***Good (7–9 components assessed as sufficient)

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