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Dada, Sara; Dalkin, Sonia; Gilmore, Brynne; Hunter, Rebecca; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
The realist review/synthesis has become an increasingly prominent methodological approach to evidence synthesis that can inform policy and practice. While there are publication standards and guidelines for the conduct of realist reviews, published reviews often provide minimal detail regarding how they have conducted some methodological steps.…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Research, Evidence, Synthesis
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Petersen, Julie M.; Barrett, Malcolm; Ahrens, Katherine A.; Murray, Eleanor J.; Bryant, Allison S.; Hogue, Carol J.; Mumford, Sunni L.; Gadupudi, Salini; Fox, Matthew P.; Trinquart, Ludovic – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are essential for drawing conclusions regarding etiologic associations between exposures or interventions and health outcomes. Observational studies comprise a substantive source of the evidence base. One major threat to their validity is residual confounding, which may occur when component studies adjust for…
Descriptors: Bias, Meta Analysis, Etiology, Intervention
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Bach-Mortensen, Anders Malthe; Verboom, Ben – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Background: Systematic reviews cataloguing the barriers to and facilitators of various outcomes are increasingly popular, despite criticisms of this type of review on philosophical, methodological, and practical grounds. The aims of this review are to appraise, analyze, and discuss the reporting and synthesis practices used in recently published…
Descriptors: State of the Art Reviews, Barriers, Influences, Synthesis
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Schultz, Annette; Goertzen, Leah; Rothney, Janet; Wener, Pamela; Enns, Jennifer; Halas, Gayle; Katz, Alan – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Knowledge translation is a central focus of the health research community, which includes strategies to synthesize published research to support uptake within health care practice and policy arenas. Within the literature concerning review methodologies, a new discussion has emerged concerning methods that review and synthesize published review…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Health, Research, Synthesis