Background and objectives The last decade has witnessed increased recognition of the
value of literature reviews for advancing understanding and decision making. This has been …

Background Consideration of older adults' quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly
important in the evaluation, quality improvement and allocation of health and social care …

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

It is often assumed that use of so-called “member checks” improves the credibility of
qualitative research. Published literature mentioning member checks was reviewed to …

Abstract The Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group develops and
publishes guidance on the synthesis of qualitative and mixed-method implementation …

Background Qualitative systematic reviews or qualitative evidence syntheses (QES) are
increasingly recognised as a way to enhance the value of systematic reviews (SRs) of …

This thematic synthesis aims to analyze the qualitative evidence provided by earlier
empirical studies to achieve a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the factors …

Background This study is to identify, summarise and synthesise literature on the causes of
the evidence to practice gap for complex interventions in primary care. Design This study is …

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 …

Sistematik derlemeler, bir alanda benzer yöntemler ile yapılmış olan çalışmaların kapsamlı
ve detaylı bir biçimde taranması; derlemeye girecek çalışmaların çeşitli seçme ölçütleri …