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Aug 8, 2019 · Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are considered to be the most credible and authoritative sources of evidence available (Cognetti et al, 2015) and are regarded as the pinnacle of evidence in the various ‘hierarchies of evidence’.
Implementing evidence into practice requires nurses to identify, critically appraise and synthesise research. This may require a comprehensive literature review: this article aims to outline the approaches and stages required and provides a working example of a published review.
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- Joanna Smith, Helen Noble
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- 2016
- Helen Noble,1 Joanna Smith2
- What is the purpose of undertaking a review of the evidence?
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Many health professionals, students and academics including health researchers will have grappled with the challenges of undertaking a review of the literature and choosing a suitable design or framework to structure the review. For many undergraduate and master’s healthcare students their final year dissertation involves under-taking a review of t...
The purpose of a review of healthcare literature is primarily to summarise the knowledge around a specific question or topic, or to make recommendations that can support health professionals and organisations make decisions about a specific intervention or care issue.5 In addition, reviews can highlight gaps in knowledge to guide future research. T...
In summary, we have identified and described a variety of review designs and offered reasons for choosing a specific approach. Reviews are vital research method-ology and help make sense of a body of research. They offer a succinct analysis which avoids the need for accessing individual research reports included in the review, increasingly vital fo...
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- Helen Noble, Joanna Smith
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This article describes a step-by-step process to systematically review the literature along with links to key resources. An example of a graduate program using systematic literature reviews to link research and quality improvement practices is also provided.
Dec 13, 2023 · The findings of this integrative literature review are important in terms of developing research-based strategies for caring across clinical practices. Caring in nursing presupposes professional competence related to the patient group and the ability to build a trusting relationship.
Jun 26, 2021 · The general literature review is a synthesis and analysis of published research on a relevant clinical issue, and is a common format for academic theses at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, public health and other related fields.
May 16, 2016 · A formal literature review is an evidence-based, in-depth analysis of a subject. There are many reasons for writing one and these will influence the length and style of your review, but in essence a literature review is a critical appraisal of the current collective knowledge on a subject.
