Synthesizing Qualitative Research: Choosing the Right Approach

Karin Hannes

ISBN 10: 0470656387 / ISBN 13: 9780470656389

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012

About this Item

2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. Provides the first overview of the most commonly used methodologies in health care Combines qualitative approaches and quantitative research Includes worked examples illustrating how appropriate methods are used in different situations Written by experienced clinical researchers. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Synthesizing Qualitative Research: Choosing the Right Approach
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470656387
• ISBN 13: 9780470656389
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A considerable number of journal publications using a range of qualitative synthesis approaches has been published. Mary Dixon-Woods and colleagues (Mary Dixon-Woods, Booth, & Sutton, 2007) identified 42 qualitative evidence synthesis papers published in health care literature between 1990 and 2004. An ongoing update by Hannes and Macaitis (2010)identified around 100 additional qualitative or mixed methods syntheses. Yet these generally lack a clear, detailed description of what was done and why (Greenhalgh et al, 2007; McInnes & Wimpenny, 2008). Choices are most commonly influenced by what others have successfully used in the past or by a particular school of thought (Atkins et al, 2008; Britten et al, 2002). This is a substantive limitation.

This book brings balance to the options available to researchers, including approaches that have not had a substantial uptake among researchers. It provides arguments for when and why researchers or other parties of interest should opt for a certain approach to synthesis, which challenges they might face in adopting it and what the potential strengths and weaknesses are compared with other approaches.

This book acts as a resource for readers who would otherwise have to piece together the methodology from a range of journal articles. In addition, it should stimulate further development and documentation of synthesis methodology in a field that is characterized by diversity.

About the Author

KARIN HANNES, PhD Doctor-Assistant, Centre for Methodology of Education, Department of Education, Leuven University and Belgian Centre for EBM-Belgian Cochrane Branch, Department of General Practice, University of Leuven.

CRAIG LOCKWOOD, RN Associate Director, Research and Education Unit, Joanna Briggs Institute, University of Adelaide.