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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 8 ETQS (Evaluation Tool for Qualitative Studies)

From: Appraising psychotherapy case studies in practice-based evidence: introducing Case Study Evaluation-tool (CaSE)

ETQS was developed at the University of Leeds by Andrew Long in the Department of Health, under the Outcomes for Social Care for Adults (OSCA) Initiative (1997–1999). Out of the three tools, ETQS is most attuned to the qualitative research paradigm; it seeks to assess and enhance evidence that is ‘different’ from the common efficacy research in EBP (Long & Godfrey, 2004).