Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review

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SAGE, 28‏/05‏/2016 - 336 من الصفحات
Showing you how to take a structured and organized approach to a wide range of literature review types, this book helps you to choose which approach is right for your research. Packed with constructive tools, examples, case studies and hands-on exercises, the book covers the full range of literature review techniques.

New to This Edition:
  • Full re-organization takes you step-by-step through the process from beginning to end
  • New chapter showing you how to choose the right method for your project
  • Practical guidance on integrating qualitative and quantitative data
  • New coverage of rapid reviews
  • Comprehensive inclusion of literature review tools, including concept analysis, scoping and mapping
With an emphasis on the practical skills, this guide is essential for any student or researcher needing to get from first steps to a successful literature review.
 

المحتوى

Why be systematic?
Stages of the literature review 8 Problem solving and troubleshooting 9 Summary
Acknowledging your review constraints
Why is defining the scope important?
Defining your scope with an audience in mind 4 Frameworks for defining the scope
Complex interventions
Further defining your scope
challenges and pitfalls
Analysis of quantitative research
Identifying gaps
Revisiting the review question
Discussing the limitations of the evidence 11 The risk of bias tool
Publication bias
Selective outcome reporting bias
Summary
an iterative process 3 Overview of approaches to qualitative synthesis

The review protocol
Summary
Searching the Literature 1 Introduction
Scoping search
Conduct the search
Bibliographic searching
Verification
Documenting your search
Types of literature reviews
Translating your search question
Summary
Assessing the Evidence Base 1 Introduction 2 Assessing the relevance of studies to your research question
Steps in the selection process 4 Using reference management software for study selection
Assessing your included studies first steps
Study designs is there a hierarchy of evidence?
validity reliability and applicability
Doing quality assessment
Existing reviews in your subject area
Using checklists
Quality assessment of qualitative research
Applying quality assessment 13 Issues and challenges in quality assessment
Synthesisanalysis analysissynthesis? 3 Overview of approaches to synthesis
Extracting quantitative data for your review
Planning your synthesis strategy
Approaches to synthesis
Extracting qualitative data for your review
A generic approach to qualitative evidence synthesis
Planning your synthesis strategy
Getting started in qualitative synthesis
Progressing to more advanced forms of synthesis
Identifying the disconfirming case 10 Methods of qualitative synthesis
Integrating quantitative and qualitative data
Analysing what you find
Matching the analysis to the review purpose
Discussing the limitations of the evidence
Methods for integrating qualitative and quantitative data
Using analysis to examine an integrated synthesis
Considering your audience
What is required
A sample review structure
Standards for the reporting of reviews
Use of tables and figures 9 Use of appendices and other supporting features
Accurate referencing
Other types of review
Summary
Writing Presenting and Disseminating Your Review 1 Introduction 2 Identifying recommendations for action 3 Highlighting recommendations for f...
Glossary
Index
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نبذة عن المؤلف (2016)

Andrew Booth is Reader in Evidence-Based Information Practice at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield. Anthea Sutton is a Senior Information Specialist at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield.

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