Meta-Study of Qualitative Health Research : A

"This book is a superior achievement from a group of masterful scholars. The book shows the theoretical, ethical, and political complexity of qualitative study, and yet offers an illuminating and useful guide to how it can be accomplished with distinction. I highly recommend it." -MARGARETE SANDELOWSKI, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor, School of Nursing University of North Carolina at Chapel HillIn this book, Volume 3 of the Methods in Nursing Research series, Barbara Paterson and colleagues provide step-by-step directions for how to proceed in conducting a meta-study, as well as recommendations for tools and standards relating to the application of their approach. Drawing from their experience with meta-study research projects on chronic illness, the authors articulate and theorize the meta-analysis and meta-synthesis of qualitatively derived knowledge.

Series Editor's Foreword

ix

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

1

(18)

Challenges to Viewing the Insider Perspective

3

(2)

Meta-Study: Beyond Synthesis of Research Findings

5

(1)

Philosophical Foundations of Meta-Study

6

(4)

Components of Meta-Study

10

(3)

The Research Process in Meta-Study

13

(1)

Outcomes of Meta-Study

14

(1)

Limitations

15

(1)

Organization of the Book

16

(1)

Conclusion

16

(3)

Laying the Groundwork for Meta-Study

19

(14)

Establishing the Research Team

19

(2)

Collaboration Among Team Members

21

(2)

Determining the Purpose of the Meta-Study

23

(1)

Formulating a Research Question

24

(1)

Selecting a Theoretical Framework

25

(2)

Obtaining Funding

27

(2)

Lessons Learned

29

(3)

Conclusion

32

(1)

The Retrieval and Assessment of Primary Research

33

(22)

Retrieval of Primary Research Reports

33

(6)

Criteria for Inclusion

39

(3)

Criteria for Exclusion

42

(4)

Appraisal of Primary Research Reports

46

(4)

Development of a Filing and Coding System

50

(1)

Ensuring Rigor

51

(3)

Conclusion

54

(1)

Meta-Data-Analysis

55

(16)

The Purpose

56

(1)

Data in Meta-Data-Analysis

57

(2)

Selection of Analytic Approach

59

(1)

The Meta-Study Approach to Meta-Data-Analysis

60

(2)

Data Management

62

(2)

One Analytic Approach

64

(4)

Remaining Analytically Honest

68

(1)

Conclusion

69

(2)

Meta-Method

71

(20)

The Purpose

71

(3)

The Procedure

74

(1)

The Appraisal of Individual Primary Studies

75

(10)

Overall Appraisal of Primary Studies

85

(4)

Conclusion

89

(2)

Meta-Theory

91

(18)

The Purpose

91

(1)

The Nature of Theory in Meta-Theory

92

(3)

The Initial Procedures

95

(2)

Procedures for Theory Analysis

97

(1)

Identifying Major Paradigms

97

(9)

Issues in Theory Analysis

106

(1)

Conclusion

107

(2)

Meta-Synthesis

109

(14)

The Purpose

110

(1)

The Procedure

111

(9)

Products of Meta-Synthesis

120

(1)

Conclusion

121

(2)

Evaluation, Dissemination, and Future Challenges

123

(12)

Evaluation of Meta-Study Outcomes

123

(3)

Dissemination of Meta-Study Findings

126

(3)

Challenging Traditional Practices

129

(2)

Future Directions

131

(4)

Appendix A: Primary Research Appraisal Tool

135

(6)

Appendix B: Table of Primary Research Features

141

(2)

References

143

(8)

Name Index

151

(4)

Subject Index

155

(6)

About the Authors

161

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Meta-Study of Qualitative Health Research : A Practical Guide to Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis

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