Carmona, C. orcid.org/0000-0001-9855-3575, Carroll, C. and Baxter, S.
(2023)
The move towards living systematic reviews and living guidelines in healthcare: consideration of the possibilities and challenges for living qualitative evidence syntheses.
Systematic Reviews, 12.
47.
ISSN 2046-4053
Abstract
Over the past decade qualitative evidence synthesis (QES), a range of methods for synthesising qualitative research evidence, has become a valued form of evidence for guideline producers who wish to understand more about patient preference and acceptability of treatments. The surge in interest in living systematic reviews and the appearance of living guidelines as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic potentially weaken the value and usability of QES.
There are currently no published methods for producing living QES, and if QES are to remain of worth to guideline producers then methods for the rapid, frequent updating of them will need to be developed. We discuss some of the similarities and differences between qualitative and quantitative evidence syntheses and highlight areas where development is needed if reviewers are to progress with living approaches to QES.
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Keywords: | Qualitative evidence synthesis; Health guidelines; Living guidelines; Living 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: | 21 Mar 2023 15:59 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2023 15:59 |
Published Version: | https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s13643-023-02218-0 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:197530 |