Reviewing research evidence for nursing practice : systematic reviews / edited by Christine Webb and Brenda Roe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Webb, Christine.

Roe, Brenda H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Research--Methodology.

Nursing.

Systematic reviews (Medical research).

Evidence-based nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reviewing research evidence for nursing practice: systematic reviews highlights the key issues involved in conducting different types of systematic reviews - encompassing qualitative studies, quantitative studies and combining quantitative and qualitative studies. It enables nurses and researchers to understand the key principles involved in preparing systematic reviews and to critically appraise the reviews they read and evaluate their usefulness in developing their own practice.Each section starts with an overview of the methodology, followed by a selection of systematic reviews

Contents:

Reviewing Research Evidence for Nursing Practice: Systematic Reviews; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis of Quantitative Research; 1 Overview of Methods; Introduction; Background; Question formulation and study identification for a systematic review; Appraising studies for inclusion in a systematic review; Collection of data; Statistical analysis; Updating systematic reviews; Appraising and using systematic reviews; Conclusion; References

2 Key Stages and Considerations when Undertaking a Systematic Review: Bladder Training for the Management of Urinary Incontinence Introduction; Developing a protocol; Literature searching; Publication bias; Inclusion criteria; Exclusion criteria; Quality assessment; Data extraction; Outcomes; Methods of the review; Results; Writing up a systematic review; Dissemination of systematic reviews; Conclusion; References; 3 Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence after Stroke in Adults: Experiences from a Systematic Review for the Cochrane Collaboration; Introduction; Overview of the review

Issues that arose when carrying out the review Lessons for future similar reviews; Conclusion; References; 4 Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence in Women; Introduction; Overview of the review; Issues that arose when carrying out the review; Conclusion; References; 5 Biofeedback and Anal Sphincter Exercises for Faecal Incontinence in Adults; Introduction; Background; Overview of the review; Issues that arose from carrying out the review; Conclusion; References; Part 2 Meta-synthesis and Meta-study of Qualitative Research; 6 Overview of Methods; Introduction

What are meta-study and meta-synthesis?; A brief history; Key methodological aspects; Assessing the quality of a meta-synthesis; Conclusion; References; 7 Coming Out as Ill: Understanding Self-disclosure in Chronic Illness from a Meta-synthesis of Qualitative Research; Introduction; The meta-study project; Challenges in the meta-study project; Conclusion; References; Appendix 7.1; Appendix 7.2; 8 From Meta-synthesis to Method: Appraising the Qualitative Research Synthesis Report; Introduction; Components of a qualitative research synthesis report and evaluation criteria; Conclusion; References

9 Role Development in Acute Hospital Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis Introduction; Overview of the methods used in the meta-synthesis; Issues that arose while carrying out the meta-synthesis; Conclusion; References; Part 3 Integrative Reviews of Quantitative and Qualitative Research; 10 Overview of Methods; Introduction; What is an integrative review?; Integrating qualitative and quantitative research in a review; Purpose; Protocol; Problem identification; Locating studies; Evaluating studies; Data collection; Data analysis; Integrative review report; Conclusion; References; 11 Rigour in Integrative Reviews

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611309138

9781281309136

1281309133

9780470692127

047069212X

9780470691410

0470691417

OCLC:

476172117