Table 2 Methodological characteristics of included studies
From: Professionals’ views of fetal monitoring during labour: a systematic review and thematic analysis
Author/Year | Sampling methods | Data collection | Data analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Cranston, 1980 [29] | Non-probability | Questionnaire (24-item Likert scale) | One-way ANOVA, mean, standard deviations and frequency counts |
Dover and Gauge, 1995 [14] | Non-probability | Questionnaire (20-item Likert scale) | ANOVA, frequencies, correlation, chi-square and t-tests |
Birch and Thompson, 1997 [28] | Non-probability | Questionnaire (in-hospital survey) | Frequencies |
Sinclair, 2001 [32] | Non-probability | Questionnaire (postal survey, 25-item Likert scale) | Descriptive, Factor analyses |
Walker et al, 2001 [25] | Non-probability | Questionnaire (18-item Likert scale) | ANOVA, mean, standard deviation |
Munro et al, 2002 [24] | Non-probability | Semi-structured interviews | Framework analysis |
Altaf et al, 2006 [31] | Non-probability | Semi-structured interviews | Constant Comparative Method |
Hindley et al, 2006* [20] | Non-probability | Semi-structured interviews | General thematic analysis |
Blix and Ohlund, 2007 [26] | Non-probability | Interviews | Constant Comparative Method |
McKevitt et al, 2011 [30] | Non-probability | Questionnaire (postal survey, 25-item Likert Scale) and Interviews | Frequencies and thematic analysis |
Hill 2011 [27] | Non-probability | Semi-structured interviews | Colaizzi’s Methods with themes formulated |