The design, implementation and reporting of study findings complies with the relevance, appropriateness, transparency of procedure and soundness of interpretive approach (RATS) guidelines for qualitative research.
We have used the RATS (Relevance of study question, Appropriateness of qualitative method, Transparency of procedure and Soundness of interpretive approach) protocol for qualitative data analysis for the transcriptions of the interviews [ 38].
Relevance of study question; Appropriateness of qualitative method; Transparency of procedures; Soundness of interpretive approach.
These standards are known by the acronym RATS, which stands for: Relevance of study question; Appropriateness of qualitative method; Transparency of procedures; Soundness of interpretive approach.
The study adhered to the RATS guidelines for qualitative studies [ 25] to ensure the relevance of study question, appropriateness of methods, transparency of procedures and soundness of interpretations.
RATS stands for relevance of the study question (R), appropriateness of the qualitative method (A), transparency of procedures (T), and soundness of the interpretive approach (S) [ 28].
Our research adheres to the RATS© qualitative research review guidelines, which emphasize the relevance of the study question, appropriateness of qualitative methods, and transparency of procedures [ 45].
We did adhere to the guidelines for Qualitative research review guidelines (RATS) which includes relevance of study question; appropriateness of qualitative method; transparency of procedures; and, soundness of interpretive approach [ 46].
Lastly, our study design, analysis, and reporting adhere to the RATS guidelines for qualitative research, which focus on research relevance, appropriateness of qualitative methods to answer the research question, transparency of procedures, and soundness of interpretive approach [ 23].
This manuscript adheres to the qualitative research review guidelines RATS [ 35] to comply with BMC guidelines and details the relevance of the study questions, appropriateness of the qualitative method, transparency of procedures and the soundness of the interpretive approach.
After the hearing Amnesty International said the "fairness and transparency" of the procedure followed by Mr Straw to assess Pinochet's mental condition remained in doubt.
