[HTML][HTML] Using digital interventions for self-management of chronic physical health conditions: a meta-ethnography review of published studies

K Morton, L Dennison, C May, E Murray, P Little… - Patient education and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To understand the experiences of patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs)
using self-management digital interventions (DIs) for chronic physical health conditions …

Stigma-related barriers and facilitators to help seeking for mental health issues in the armed forces: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature

SJ Coleman, SAM Stevelink, SL Hatch… - Psychological …, 2017 - cambridge.org
A recent quantitative review in the area of stigma and help seeking in the armed forces has
questioned the association between these factors (Sharp et al. 2015). To date, the …

Feedback from research participants: are member checks useful in qualitative research?

DR Thomas - Qualitative research in psychology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Compassion fatigue in nurses: A metasynthesis

AGW Nolte, C Downing, A Temane… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To interpret the body of qualitative work focusing on compassion fatigue
to distil a common understanding that could then be applied to nursing care. Background …

From screening to synthesis: using nvivo to enhance transparency in qualitative evidence synthesis

C Houghton, K Murphy, B Meehan… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore the experiences and perceptions of healthcare staff caring
for people with dementia in the acute setting. This article focuses on the methodological …

Home palliative care works: but how? A meta-ethnography of the experiences of patients and family caregivers

VP Sarmento, M Gysels, IJ Higginson… - BMJ supportive & …, 2017 - spcare.bmj.com
Objective To understand patients and family caregivers' experiences with home palliative
care services, in order to identify, explore and integrate the key components of care that …

Patient experiences of outcomes of bariatric surgery: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis

KD Coulman, F MacKichan, JM Blazeby… - Obesity …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Although bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe and complex obesity,
less is known about its psychosocial impact. This systematic review synthesizes qualitative …

A mega-ethnography of eleven qualitative evidence syntheses exploring the experience of living with chronic non-malignant pain

F Toye, K Seers, E Hannink, K Barker - BMC Medical Research …, 2017 - Springer
Background Each year over five million people develop chronic non-malignant pain and can
experience healthcare as an adversarial struggle. The aims of this study were:(1) to bring …

What is the problem with medically unexplained symptoms for GPs? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

ML Johansen, MB Risor - Patient education and counseling, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To gain a deeper understanding of challenges faced by GPs when managing
patients with MUS. Methods We used meta-ethnography to synthesize qualitative studies on …

Understanding help-seeking behavior in depression: a qualitative synthesis of patients' experiences

S Doblyte, E Jiménez-Mejías - Qualitative health research, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite decades of evidence-based interventions, depression remains a great challenge for
public health due to enormous treatment gap and lag which, at least partially, result from low …