Table 2 Types of research design and associated quality of included studies (n = 226)
From: Systematic review of the use of process evaluations in knowledge translation research
Study design | Number of studies (%) | MMAT score distribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | ||
Mixed methods | 25 (11.1) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
Multi-methods | 55 (24.3) | 5 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
Qualitative | 85 (37.6) | – | 1 | 11 | 42 | 31 |
Quantitative descriptive | 44 (19.5) | – | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
Quantitative non-randomized | 3 (1.3) | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
Quantitative RCT | 14 (6.2) | – | 3 | – | 4 | 7 |