Meta-study of qualitative health research

By Barbara L. Paterson, Connie Canam, Carol Jillings, Sally E. Thorne

Subjects: Meta-Analysis as Topic, Nursing Research, Research, Meta-analyse, Medicine, research, Evaluation, Kwalitatieve methoden, Meta-analysis, Medicine

Description: Believing that the findings, methods, and theory of qualitative research reports must be analyzed before a synthesis of the research can occur, Paterson (nursing, U. of British Columbia, Canada) and colleagues argue that meta-study should be applied to both critical interpretation of contributions from various disciplines, as well as to development.