An Integrative Literature Review of Organisational Factors Associated with Admission and Discharge Delays in Critical Care

Table 1

Criteria for quality evaluation by Kmet et al. 2004 [40, pages 4-5].

Criteria used for quantitative studies

Criteria used for qualitative studies

(1) Question/objective sufficiently described?; (2) Study design evident and appropriate?; (3) Method of subject/comparison group selection or source of information/input variables described and appropriate?; (4) Subject (and comparison group, if applicable) characteristics sufficiently described?; (5) If interventional and random allocation was possible, was it described?; (6) If intervention and blinding of investigators were possible, was it reported?; (7) If interventional and blinding of subjects were possible, was it reported?; (8) Outcome and (if applicable) exposure measure(s) well defined and robust to measurement/misclassification bias? Means of assessment reported?; (9) Sample size appropriate?; (10) Analytic methods described/justified and appropriate?; (11) Some estimate of variance is reported for the main results?; (12) Controlled for confounding?; (13) Results reported in sufficient detail?; (14) Conclusions supported by the results?

(1) Question/objective sufficiently described?; (2) Study design evident and appropriate?; (3) Context for the study clear?; (4) Connection to a theoretical framework/wider body of knowledge?; (5) Sampling strategy described, relevant and justified?; (6) Data collection methods clearly described and systematic?; (7) Data analysis clearly described and systematic?; (8) Use of verification procedure(s) to establish credibility?; (9) Conclusions supported by the results?; (10) Reflexivity of the account?