JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist For Qualitative Research.pdf

The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools for use in JBI Systematic Reviews Checklist for Qualitative Research

The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is an international, membership-based research and development organization within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide. The Institute specializes in promoting and supporting evidence-based healthcare by providing access to resources for professionals in nursing, midwifery, medicine, and allied health.

The core of evidence synthesis is the systematic review of literature of a particular intervention, condition, or issue. The systematic review is essentially an analysis of the available literature and a judgment of the effectiveness or otherwise of a practice, involving a series of complex steps. The JBI takes a particular view on what counts as evidence and the methods utilized to synthesize those different types of evidence.

The JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research is a tool used to assess the methodological quality of qualitative research studies. The checklist consists of 10 criteria, which are:

1. Is there congruity between the stated philosophical perspective and the research methodology?
2. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the research question or objectives?
3. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the methods used to collect data?
4. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of data?
5. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the interpretation of results?
6. Is there a statement locating the researcher culturally or theoretically?
7. Is the influence of the researcher on the research, and vice versa, addressed?
8. Are participants, and their voices, adequately represented?
9. Is the research ethical according to current criteria or, for recent studies, and is there evidence of ethical approval by an appropriate body?
10. Do the conclusions drawn in the research report flow from the analysis, or interpretation, of the data?

The checklist also includes an overall appraisal section, where the reviewer can include, exclude, or seek further information on the study.

The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research provides a comprehensive framework for evaluating the methodological quality of qualitative research studies. By using this checklist, reviewers can assess the congruence between the research methodology and the research question, data collection methods, and the representation and analysis of data. This can help to ensure that the study is rigorously designed and that the findings are reliable and generalizable.