Evidence Synthesis Guide 2 : How to Decide which Evidence Synthesis Type is Right for You / Elle Covington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Covington, Elle, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

This How-to Guide continues from "Evidence Synthesis Guide 1: Understanding Evidence Synthesis," which provided historical context and the basic building blocks that are consistent across evidence synthesis (ES) methodologies. This guide picks up with a deeper dive into individual review frameworks and synthesis methods. Different ES methods are designed to address different kinds of research questions; therefore, strong, answerable research questions are essential for guiding decisions on which methods to use and how to approach those methods. Here ES is split into three common review frameworks: systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and qualitative evidence syntheses, with two alternative approaches, rapid reviews and living systematic reviews. Each framework is broken down into four frames: planning, collection, analysis, and reporting, and similarities and differences are provided for each. Synthesis methods are incorporated into frameworks at the analysis frame. There are quantitative and qualitative synthesis methods, some of which fit better in one framework than in others. Meta-analyses and content analyses are two common quantitative synthesis methods. Qualitative synthesis methods include meta-aggregations, metasyntheses, metanarratives, concept analyses, thematic syntheses, and metaethnographies. This is not a comprehensive list but provides the most common synthesis methods used for ES. Although some of these methods have well-established standards and guidelines for publication, others are in development. Even without specific guidelines, these methods still adhere to the basic purposes, characteristics, and principles outlined in Guide 1. This guide will help you determine when one review framework and/or synthesis method may be more appropriate for your research aims than another.

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ISBN:

1-03-622272-1

9781036222727

OCLC:

1523171221