Qualitative Metasynthesis presents a research method developed for upcycling and
synthesis of qualitative primary studies, aimed at researchers within medicine and health …

Qualitative metasynthesis, developed as an interpretative and inductive methodology, is
increasingly influenced by standards from evidence-based medicine, established as a …

The overall aim of this study was to contribute to the development of metasynthesis through
an analysis of the challenges involved. The study grew out of the critique of qualitative …

In an era of pressure toward evidence-based health care, we are witnessing a new
enthusiasm for qualitative metasynthesis as an enterprise distinct from conventional …

The overall aim of this study was to analyze the methods applied in previous metasynthesis
research and to inform future researchers of epistemological and methodological issues …

During the past decades, new approaches to synthesizing qualitative data have been
developed. However, this methodology continues to face significant philosophical and …

Theories have been generated using primary qualitative research methods (eg, grounded
theory [Corbin & Strauss, 2008]) for many years; however, these theories are generally not …

This chapter looks at some of the main methods of synthesis that have been applied to
qualitative research in the health care field, as well as methods for synthesis of qualitative …

To make qualitative results more accessible to clinicians, researchers, and policy makers,
individuals are urged to synthesize findings from related studies. Since 1994, several types …

Background Qualitative synthesis approaches are increasingly used in healthcare research.
One of the most commonly utilised approaches is meta-ethnography. This is a systematic …