Checklists have been developed to evaluate the quality of pretty much any kind of study, and qualitative studies are no exception. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist is a checklist that can be used to evaluate qualitative studies, such as focus group studies. It is divided into three domains.
Domain 1: Research team and reflexivity
This domain contains stuff such as personal characteristics of the research team, which may help in evaluating potential personal bias. The relationship of the researcher(s) with the participant(s) is also considered.
Domain 2: Study design
This domain evaluates participant selection, sample size, setting, presence of non-participants who may influence responses, questions and prompts in data collection, and the duration of interviews or focus groups. Domain 2 also evaluates how well the researchers have clarified their theoretical framework.
Domain 3: Analysis and findings
This domain evaluates how well researchers have clarified the process of coding and identification of themes, backed up their assertions with quotations from different participants, and assessed consistency where multiple coders were involved.
References
Tong, A, Sainsbury, P & Craig, J 2007, 'Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 349-357
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