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COREQ vs SRQR: which reporting checklist to use

The two standard qualitative reporting checklists side by side

Comparison of COREQ and SRQR: 32 items for interviews and focus groups versus 21 items for any qualitative approach.
Pick by method and by what your reader or journal expects Source: Tong, Sainsbury and Craig, 2007, and O'Brien and colleagues, Academic Medicine, 2014
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A side by side comparison of the two most used reporting guidelines for qualitative research. COREQ, published in 2007, has 32 concrete items for interview and focus group studies. SRQR, published in 2014, has 21 items for any qualitative approach and follows the structure of a paper. Use it to choose a checklist for a paper, a thesis or a research report.

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COREQ (2007)

  • 32 items in three domains
  • Made for interviews and focus groups
  • Concrete items, such as interview duration
  • Detailed on the research team and data collection

SRQR (2014)

  • 21 items that follow the structure of a paper
  • Written for any qualitative approach
  • Asks for paradigm, trustworthiness and limitations
  • Built from 40 sets of reporting recommendations

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