Nursing Research and Practice

Research Article

Perceptions of Patients and Nurses about Bedside Nursing Handover: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis

Table 2

Methodological quality of the qualitative studies included in the meta-synthesis.


Author (year)	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Q10	Overall score

Johnson and Cowin (2013) [15]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Kerr et al. (2013) [34]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Kerr et al. (2014) [33]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Jeffs et al. (2014) [32]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Grimshaw et al. (2016) [13]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Lupieri et al. (2016) [17]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Khuan & Juni (2017) [35]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Roslan & Lim (2017)[18]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Tobiano et al. (2017) [19]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Kulberg et al. (2018) [16]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Dellafiore et al. (2019) [11]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	7
Hada et al. (2019) [21]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	Y	Y	Y	8
Jimmerson et al. (2021) [14]	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	Y	Y	Y	8
Number of Y (%)	0 (0)	13 (100)	13 (100)	13 (100)	13 (100)	2 (15.38)	0 (0)	13 (100)	13 (100)	13 (100)

Y = yes; N = no; U = unclear. JBI-QARI, Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-QARI) critical appraisal tool; Q1. Is there a congruity between the stated philosophical perspective and the research methodology? Q2. Is there a congruity between the research methodology and the research question or objectives? Q3. Is there a congruity between the research methodology and the methods used to collect data? Q4. Is there a congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of data? Q5. Is there a congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of data? Q6. Is there a statement locating the researcher culturally or theoretically? Q7. Is the influence of the researcher on the research, and vice-versa, addressed? Q8. Are participants, and their voices, adequately represented? Q9. Is the research ethical according to the current criteria or, for recent studies, and is there evidence of ethical approval by an appropriate body? Q10. Do the conclusions drawn in the research report flow from the analysis, or interpretation, of the data?