Table 4 Checklist of information to include when reporting a Q-methodological study
From: A scoping review of Q-methodology in healthcare research
How items/statements for the Q-set were collected |
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How the statements were refined and reduced to produce the draft and final Q-set |
The number of statements in the final Q-set |
What, if any, piloting was done and what the results were |
The materials used for the Q-sorting task including the ranking scale and anchors |
How the Q-sorting task was administered |
What, if any, other methods were used in conjunction with Q-sorting, and how the data captured by these methods was used in relation to Q-data |
The techniques used for factor extraction and rotation |
The software programs used to administer and/or analyse the data |
The information used to decide the number of factors to extract, rotate and interpret |
The amount of variance explained by the factor solution |
The processes for interpreting the factors |
A rich narrative for each factor that explains the shared meaning it represents, supported by Q-set statements, and participant quotes where available |