This overview of qualitative evidence synthesis will provide an introduction to the key methods for searching for, appraising and synthesizing qualitative evidence. This course provides a quick ...

Summarised results inform educators and researchers in communication skills teaching and learning across health professions. Design Systematic review and qualitative synthesis. Methods A systematic ...

Qualitative research can inform evidence-based practice independently of other research methodologies but methods for the synthesis of such data are currently evolving. Synthesising quantitative and ...

Data extraction is the process of a systematic review that occurs between identifying eligible studies and analysing the data, whether it can be a qualitative synthesis or a quantitative synthesis ...

Design Qualitative evidence synthesis using thematic synthesis. Patients Young people aged 11–18 years with a chronic health condition from one of the following groups: oncology, cystic fibrosis, ...

Aim To conduct a qualitative evidence synthesis on spirituality and spiritual care needs at the end of life in all healthcare settings from the patients’ perspective. Design Studies were included ...

Eligibility criteria We included qualitative studies examining caregiver’s perspectives on antiseizure medication, diet or surgical treatments for childhood epilepsy. We excluded studies not reported ...

Conclusion As the first-ever qualitative synthesis of post-ACL injury studies, our findings provide clinicians and researchers with a clinically useful framework to improve their understanding of ...

Methods We performed a systematic review and meta-synthesis of primary qualitative research articles that described the experiences and perspectives of healthcare professionals who have responded to ...

Data synthesis The majority of studies were from the UK, with the remainder from the USA, Australia and New Zealand. The review used a thematic analysis approach, and started with an open question: ...