The value of qualitative evidence synthesis for informing healthcare policy and practice
within evidence-based medicine is increasingly recognised. However, there is a lack of …

Background In a qualitative evidence synthesis, too much data due to a large number of
studies can undermine our ability to perform a thorough analysis. Purposive sampling of …

This chapter provides authors (who already have experience of undertaking qualitative
research and qualitative evidence synthesis) with additional guidance on undertaking a …

Qualitative evidence syntheses (QES) have increased in prominence and profile over the
last decade as a discrete set of methodologies to undertake systematic reviews of primary …

Background The long-term care setting poses unique challenges and opportunities for
effective knowledge translation. The objectives of this review are to (1) synthesize barriers …

Background Decision making in health and social care requires robust syntheses of both
quantitative and qualitative evidence. Meta-ethnography is a seven-phase methodology for …

Context: Several tertiary studies have criticized the reporting of software engineering
secondary studies. Objective: Our objective is to identify guidelines for reporting software …

Background Evidence from disease epidemics shows that healthcare workers are at risk of
developing short‐and long‐term mental health problems. The World Health Organization …

Background Randomised trials (also referred to as 'randomised controlled trials' or 'trials')
are the optimal way to minimise bias in evaluating the effects of competing treatments …

The systematic use of evidence to inform healthcare decisions, particularly health
technology assessment (HTA), has gained increased recognition. HTA has become a …