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Meta-ethnography in healthcare research: a guide to using a meta-ethnographic approach for literature synthesis

BMC Health Services Research · 2021 · Vol. 21(1) · pp. 50–50

Raabia Sattar✉(University of Leeds)Rebecca Lawton(University of Leeds)Maria Panagioti(Manchester Academic Health Science Centre)Judith Johnson(University of Leeds)

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Abstract

Meta-ethnographic synthesis is an important and increasingly used tool in healthcare research, which can be used to inform policy and practice. The guide presented clarifies how the stages and processes involved in conducting a meta-synthesis can be operationalised.

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Health Policy Implementation Science Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeCLARITYEthnographyHealth careNursing researchProcess (computing)Health administrationHealth informaticsManagement scienceQualitative researchSystematic review

MeSH terms

Anthropology, CulturalHealth PersonnelHealth Services ResearchHumansResearch DesignQualitative Research

Funding

National Institute for Health and Care Research
Department of Health and Social Care
National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Yorkshire and Humber

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320

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19.88

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Quality in qualitative research