Member checking resulted in minor transcript revisions and adjustments by 13 (19%) residents.
For this study, the two-week time window for interviewees to respond with transcript revisions did not alter our analysis timelines significantly, however other research processes may be subject to different time pressures thus altering the impact of this delay.
These numbers impressively show the additional benefit provided by a transcript-based revision of the genome annotation.
In addition, continuous rereading of the transcripts, constant revision of the coding by comparing empirical data and meticulous analysis of the data will enhance the authenticity of the findings.
Although the importance and extent of non-coding transcripts is under revision [ 25] we did not observe any advantage to increasing the extent of self subtraction, either by including additional rounds of self subtraction or by increasing the Cot value of the subtractions.
JMA contributed significantly to conception and design, acquisition of data, drafting and critical revision of transcript.
Of the 16 interviewees who submitted revisions to their transcripts, 12 did so by sending a revised transcript to the researcher by email with changes tracked using the word processor's "track changes" feature.
Of the 51 interviewees invited to review their interview transcripts, 22 (43%) responded either by returning a revised transcript (16) or by indicating that they had reviewed the transcript but had no revisions to make (6).
Two interviewees submitted printed copies of the transcript with hand-written revisions, while another two interviewees submitted electronic copies of the transcript with changes made but not tracked.
The categories were refined through repeated revision of transcripts and codes in order to ensure consistency with the whole and to explore the various perceptions.
At several meetings summing up 30 hours the three researchers discussed their individual findings and ensured validity, reliability and consistency by comparison with each other's draft categories and labels with representative quotes and by repeated revision of transcripts.
