How Does Homelessness Affect Parenting Behaviour? A Systematic Critical Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Research

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Bradley ◽  
John McGowan ◽  
Daniel Michelson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Thematic Synthesis ◽  
Parenting Behaviour

scholarly journals Methods of synthesizing qualitative research studies for health technology assessment

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Ring ◽  
Ruth Jepson ◽  
Karen Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Patient Centeredness ◽  
Summary Table ◽  
Thematic Synthesis

Objectives: Synthesizing qualitative research is an important means of ensuring the needs, preferences, and experiences of patients are taken into account by service providers and policy makers, but the range of methods available can appear confusing. This study presents the methods for synthesizing qualitative research most used in health research to-date and, specifically those with a potential role in health technology assessment.Methods: To identify reviews conducted using the eight main methods for synthesizing qualitative studies, nine electronic databases were searched using key terms including meta-ethnography and synthesis. A summary table groups the identified reviews by their use of the eight methods, highlighting the methods used most generally and specifically in relation to health technology assessment topics.Results: Although there is debate about how best to identify and quality appraise qualitative research for synthesis, 107 reviews were identified using one of the eight main methods. Four methods (meta-ethnography, meta-study, meta-summary, and thematic synthesis) have been most widely used and have a role within health technology assessment. Meta-ethnography is the leading method for synthesizing qualitative health research. Thematic synthesis is also useful for integrating qualitative and quantitative findings. Four other methods (critical interpretive synthesis, grounded theory synthesis, meta-interpretation, and cross-case analysis) have been under-used in health research and their potential in health technology assessments is currently under-developed.Conclusions: Synthesizing individual qualitative studies has becoming increasingly common in recent years. Although this is still an emerging research discipline such an approach is one means of promoting the patient-centeredness of health technology assessments.

scholarly journals Postmodernism, identity and mission continuity in the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gift Masengwe ◽  
Francisca H. Chimhanda
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
University Education ◽  
Systematic Theology ◽  
Church Of Christ ◽  
Religious Consciousness ◽  
Conference Centre ◽  
The Church ◽  
Christian Denomination

The Church of Christ in Zimbabwe (COCZ) is a Christian denomination with its own internal substance and purpose in life. However, postmodernist changes have affected the Church’s operation with religious, ethical and spiritual implications. The COCZ engaged in conference centre construction (at Somabhula, Gweru South, Zimbabwe), constitution making (adopted 2014) and further ministerial formation through university education. The study was conducted among the Lukuluba people of Somabhula using qualitative research methods. Activities among the Lukuluba people need to be done in critical review of the church’s ideological duty, discovery of the Lukuluba people’s religious consciousness and development of a contextual pedagogy that appeals to the people’s religious spirituality. The study found the need to review the modes of Lukuluba cultic practices of the Shona Mwari religion for purposes of attaining mission continuity within the community and being mindful of the need to continue in the founding identity of the COCZ.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: Identity and mission continuity of the Church of Christ in contemporary Zimbabwean society relates to human creation, baptismal dignity and vocation as systematic theology has ecclesiological, soteriological, incarnational, existential, ecological, biblical, inculturational and missiological implications.

scholarly journals Experiences of loneliness: a study protocol for a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phoebe E. McKenna-Plumley ◽  
Jenny M. Groarke ◽  
Rhiannon N. Turner ◽  
Keming Yang
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Thematic Synthesis ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Qualitative Literature

Abstract Background Loneliness is a highly prevalent, harmful, and aversive experience which is fundamentally subjective: social isolation alone cannot account for loneliness, and people can experience loneliness even with ample social connections. A number of studies have qualitatively explored experiences of loneliness; however, the research lacks a comprehensive overview of these experiences. We present a protocol for a study that will, for the first time, systematically review and synthesise the qualitative literature on experiences of loneliness in people of all ages from the general, non-clinical population. The aim is to offer a fine-grained look at experiences of loneliness across the lifespan. Methods We will search multiple electronic databases from their inception onwards: PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Scopus, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Sociological Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, CINAHL, and the Education Resource Information Center. Sources of grey literature will also be searched. We will include empirical studies published in English including any qualitative study design (e.g. interview, focus group). Studies should focus on individuals from non-clinical populations of any age who describe experiences of loneliness. All citations, abstracts, and full-text articles will be screened by one author with a second author ensuring consistency regarding inclusion. Potential conflicts will be resolved through discussion. Thematic synthesis will be used to synthesise this literature, and study quality will be assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research. The planned review will be reported according to the Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research (ENTREQ) statement. Discussion The growing body of research on loneliness predictors, outcomes, and interventions must be grounded in an understanding of the lived experience of loneliness. This systematic review and thematic synthesis will clarify how loneliness is subjectively experienced across the lifespan in the general population. This will allow for a more holistic understanding of the lived experience of loneliness which can inform clinicians, researchers, and policymakers working in this important area. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42020178105.

Older Adults' Experiences of Occupational Therapy Predischarge Home Visits: A Systematic Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Atwal ◽  
Georgia Spiliotopoulou ◽  
Nicola Plastow ◽  
Anne McIntyre ◽  
Elizabeth A McKay
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Thematic Synthesis

scholarly journals Primary care physicians’ decision-making processes in the context of multimorbidity: protocol of a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e023832 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Silvério Rodrigues ◽  
Paulo Faria Sousa ◽  
Nuno Basílio ◽  
Ana Antunes ◽  
Maria da Luz Antunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Qualitative Evidence Synthesis ◽  
Thematic Synthesis ◽  
Qualitative Evidence

IntroductionGood patient outcomes correlate with the physicians’ capacity for good clinical judgement. Multimorbidity is common and it increases uncertainty and complexity in the clinical encounter. However, healthcare systems and medical education are centred on individual diseases. In consequence, recognition of the patient as the centre of the decision-making process becomes even more difficult. Research in clinical reasoning and medical decision in a real-world context is needed. The aim of the present review is to identify and synthesise available qualitative evidence on primary care physicians’ perspectives, views or experiences on decision-making with patients with multimorbidity.Methods and analysisThis will be a systematic review of qualitative research where PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase and Web of Science will be searched, supplemented with manual searches of reference lists of included studies. Qualitative studies published in Portuguese, Spanish and English language will be included, with no date limit. Studies will be eligible when they evaluate family physicians’ perspectives, opinions or perceptions on decision-making for patients with multimorbidity in primary care. The methodological quality of studies selected for retrieval will be assessed by two independent reviewers before inclusion in the review using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool. Thematic synthesis will be used to identify key categories and themes from the qualitative data. The Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research approach will be used to assess how much confidence to place in findings from the qualitative evidence synthesis.Ethics and disseminationThis review will use published data. No ethical issues are foreseen. The findings will be disseminated to the medical community via journal publication and conference presentation(s).PROSPERO registration numberID 91978.

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