Carroll, C. and Booth, A. (2015) Quality assessment of qualitative evidence for systematic review and synthesis: Is it meaningful, and if so, how should it be performed? Research Synthesis Methods, 6 (2). pp. 149-154. ISSN 1759-2879
Abstract
The critical appraisal and quality assessment of primary research are key stages in systematic review and evidence synthesis. These processes are driven by the need to determine how far the primary research evidence, singly and collectively, should inform findings and, potentially, practice recommendations. Quality assessment of primary qualitative research remains a contested area. This article reviews recent developments in the field charting a perceptible shift from whether such quality assessment should be conducted to how it might be performed. It discusses the criteria that are used in the assessment of quality and how the findings of the process are used in synthesis. It argues that recent research indicates that sensitivity analysis offers one potentially useful means for advancing this controversial issue.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Wiley. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Research Synthesis Methods. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | qualitative evidence synthesis; critical appraisal; quality assessment; systematic review |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2016 14:51 |
Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2016 14:51 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1128 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/jrsm.1128 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95970 |