Contextual Factors and Programme Theories Associated with Implementing Blue Prescription Programmes: A Systematic Realist Review

Table 2

Quality assessment results (format from [58]).

First author, year	Methodological approach	Quality assessment criteria based on QualSyst tools																			Total scores	Quality scores	Quality
		Study question	Study design	Sampling strategy	Sample/comparator descriptions	Randomisation	Blinding of investigators	Blinding of subjects	Outcome/exposure measured	Appropriate sample size	Appropriate and systematic analysis	Variance estimates	Confounding controlled	Results	Conclusions	Study context	Knowledge framework	Data collection	Verification	Reflexivity
Bennett, 2014 [59]	Qualitative	2	2	1	…	…	…	…	…	…	2	…	…	…	2	2	2	2	0	0	15/20	0.75	Adequate
Dustin, 2011 [60]	Qualitative	2	2	1	…	…	…	…	…	…	1	…	…	…	2	2	2	1	0	2	15/20	0.75	Adequate
Fleischmann, 2011 [61]	Qualitative	2	2	1	…	…	…	…	…	…	1	…	…	…	2	2	2	0	0	0	12/20	0.60	Adequate
Lopes, 2015 [62]	Qualitative	2	1	0	…	…	…	…	…	…	1	…	…	…	1	2	2	1	0	1	11/20	0.55	Adequate
Maund, 2009a [63]	Qualitative	2	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	…	1	…	…	…	1	2	2	1	2	1	16/20	0.80	Adequate
Mowatt, 2011 [64]	Qualitative	2	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	…	2	…	…	…	2	2	2	1	0	2	17/20	0.85	Adequate
White, 2016 [65]	Qualitative	2	2	1	…	…	…	…	…	…	2	…	…	…	2	2	2	2	2	2	19/20	0.95	Adequate
Cavanaugh, 2014 [66]	Quantitative	1	1	1	1	NA	NA	NA	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	…	…	…	…	…	12/22	0.55	Adequate
de Matos, 2017 [67]	Quantitative	2	2	1	1	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	2	1	0	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	14/20	0.70	Adequate
Godfrey, 2015 [68]	Quantitative	2	2	1	2	NA	NA	NA	1	2	2	1	0	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	17/22	0.77	Good
Hignett, 2017 [69]	Quantitative	1	1	1	1	NA	NA	NA	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	…	…	…	…	…	11/22	0.50	Adequate
James, 2017 [70]	Quantitative	1	1	1	2	NA	NA	NA	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	…	…	…	…	.	16/22	0.73	Good
Maund, 2009b [63]	Quantitative	2	2	2	2	NA	NA	1	2	2	2	2	NA	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	21/22	0.95	Strong
Pereira, 2020 [71]	Quantitative	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	…	…	…	…	…	21/28	0.75	Good
Razani, 2018 [72]	Quantitative	2	2	2	2	2	1	NA	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	22/26	0.85	Strong
Rogers, 2014 [73]	Quantitative	2	2	2	2	NA	NA	NA	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	19/22	0.86	Strong
Vella, 2013 [74]	Quantitative	2	2	1	2	NA	NA	NA	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	…	…	…	…	…	21/22	0.95	Strong

NA, not applicable; a, qualitative component of a mixed-method study; b, quantitative component of a mixed-method study.