Table 3 Appraisal of qualitative studies using CASP [7]tools
From: The case for home based telehealth in pediatric palliative care: a systematic review
Qualitative studies | Article number [Ref] | Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? | Is qualitative methodology appropriate? | Was design appropriate to address the aims? | Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to match aims? | Were the data collected in a way that addresses the research issue? | Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered? | Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? | Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? | Is there a clear statement of findings? | Is the research valuable? | Is the study supportive of the intervention | Validity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 16. [14] | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Â | 17. [25] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10/10 |
| Â | 18. [17] | N | Y | U | Y | U | U | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | 5/10 |
| Â | 19. [18] | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Â | 20. [30] | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | U | U | U | Y | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Â | 21. [19] | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Â | 22. [20] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | 9/10 |
| Â | 23. [26] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9/10 |
| Â | 24. [22] | Y | Y | U | Y | U | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Â | 25. [21] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10/10 |
| Â | 26. [27] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10/10 |
| Â | 27. [9] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10/10 |
| Â | 28. [37] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10/10 |
| Â | 29. [23] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10/10 |
| Â | 30. [31] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10/10 |
| Â | 31. [29] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | 10/10 |
| Â | 32. [32] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | 10/10 |
| Â | 33. [33] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | 10/10 |