Table 3 Confidence in the evidence from reviews of qualitative research (CERQual)
Review themes | Studies contributing to the review themes | Assessment of methodological limitations | Assessment of relevance | Assessment of coherence | Assessment of adequacy | CERQual assessment of confidence in evidence | Explanation of CERQual assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awareness of the GPP | Ryan et al. [11]; Karampatakis et al. [17]; Mann et al. [18]; Ahn et al. [38]; Deeks et al. [39]; Donaghy et al. [40]; McCahon et al. [41]; Petty et al. [42]; Stewart et al. [43]; Tan et al. [44] | Minor methodological limitations. Three studies had minor methodological limitations (Stewart et al. [43]; Ahn et al. [38]; Mann et al. [18]) | No limitations identified | No limitations identified | No limitations identified | High | This finding was graded as high confidence because of minor concerns regarding methodological limitations |
Accessibility to the GPP | Ryan et al. [11]; Karampatakis et al. [17]; Mann et al. [18]; Tan et al. [44] | No limitations identified | No limitations identified | Moderate concerns about coherence (data inconsistent across all studies as only four studies reported this finding) | Moderate concerns about adequacy (only four studies reported this finding) | Moderate | This finding was graded as moderate confidence because of moderate concerns on coherence and adequacy of data |
Review themes | Studies contributing to the review finding | Assessment of methodological limitations | Assessment of relevance | Assessment of coherence | Assessment of adequacy | CERQual assessment of confidence in evidence | Explanation of CERQual assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benefits and challenges for patients | Ahn et al. [11]; Karampatakis et al. [17]; McCahon et al. [41]; Petty et al. [42]; Stewart et al. [43]; Tan et al. [44] | No limitations identified | No limitations identified | Moderate concerns about coherence (data inconsistent across all studies as only five studies reported this finding) | Moderate concerns about adequacy (only five studies reported this finding) | Moderate | This finding was graded as moderate confidence because of moderate concerns on coherence and adequacy of data |
GPP integration into general practice | Ryan et al. [11]; Karampatakis et al. [17]; Mann et al. [18]; Deeks et al. [38]; Tan et al. [44] | No limitations identified | No limitations identified | Moderate concerns about coherence (data inconsistent across all studies as only five studies reported this finding) | Moderate concerns about adequacy (only five studies reported this finding) | Moderate | This finding was graded as moderate confidence because of moderate concerns on coherence and adequacy of data |