How to Perform a Systematic Literature Review : A Guide for Healthcare Researchers, Practitioners and Students

The systematic review is a rigorous method of collating and synthesizing evidence from multiple studies, producing a whole greater than the sum of parts. This textbook is an authoritative and accessible guide to an activity that is often found overwhelming. The authors steer readers on a logical, sequential path through the process, taking account of the different needs of researchers, students and practitioners. Practical guidance is provided on the fundamentals of systematic reviewing and also on advanced techniques such as meta-analysis. Examples are given in each chapter, with a succinct glossary to support the text. This up-to-date, accessible textbook will satisfy the needs of students, practitioners and educators in the sphere of healthcare, and contribute to improving the quality of evidence-based practice. The authors will advise some freely available or inexpensive open source/access resources (such as PubMed, R and Zotero) to help students how to perform a systemic review, in particular those with limited resources. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Introduction (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 1-4 A Brief History of the Systematic Review (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 5-17 The Aim and Scope of a Systematic Review: A Logical Approach (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 19-30 Searching the Literature (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 31-44 Screening Search Results: A 1-2-3 Approach (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 45-50 Critical Appraisal: Assessing the Quality of Studies (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 51-68 Reviewing Quantitative Studies: Meta-analysis and Narrative Approaches (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 69-101 Reviewing Qualitative Studies and Metasynthesis (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 103-111 Reviewing Qualitative and Quantitative Studies and Mixed-Method Reviews (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 113-121 Meaning and Implications: The Discussion (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 123-138 Making an Impact: Dissemination of Results (Edward Purssell, Niall McCrae)....Pages 139-152 Back Matter ....Pages 153-188 « The systematic review is a rigorous method of collating and synthesizing evidence from multiple studies, producing a whole greater than the sum of parts. This textbook is an authoritative and accessible guide to an activity that is often found overwhelming. The authors steer readers on a logical, sequential path through the process, taking account of the different needs of researchers, students and practitioners. Practical guidance is provided on the fundamentals of systematic reviewing and also on advanced techniques such as meta-analysis. Examples are given in each chapter, with a succinct glossary to support the text. This up-to-date, accessible textbook will satisfy the needs of students, practitioners and educators in the sphere of healthcare, and contribute to improving the quality of evidence-based practice. »--Quatrième de couverture