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Hong, Quan Nha; Bangpan, Mukdarut; Stansfield, Claire; Kneale, Dylan; O'Mara-Eves, Alison; Grootel, Leonie; Thomas, James – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Reviewing complex interventions is challenging because they include many elements that can interact dynamically in a nonlinear manner. A systems perspective offers a way of thinking to help understand complex issues, but its application in evidence synthesis is not established. The aim of this project was to understand how and why systems…
Descriptors: Intervention, Systems Approach, Evidence, Synthesis
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Greenhalgh, Joanne; Manzano, Ana – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2022
Context is a key concept in developing realist causal explanations but its conceptualisation has received comparatively less attention. We conducted a review to explore how context is conceptualised within realist reviews and evaluations. We purposively selected 40 studies to examine: How is context defined? And how is context operationalised in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Realism, Causal Models, Definitions