Meta-synthesis method for qualitative research: a literature review.

By D. Walsh, S. Downe. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2005

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Subfields: Education, General Health Professions, Statistics and Probability

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Understanding Qualitative Metasynthesis (2011, background): “A primary purpose in meta-analysis is to determine cause-and-effect inferences, whereas in a metasynthesis, the focus is on examining a deeper understanding of meaning within a particular context (Walsh & Downe, 2005).”
Beyond PICO (2012, methodology): “This essentially interpretive function contrasts with the statistical amalgamation involved in a meta-analysis (Sandelowski & Barroso, 2007; Walsh & Downe, 2005).”
Can self-help group programs improve women’s empowerment? A systematic review (2017, methodology): “The latter was required to enable a meta-ethnography, which refers to an interpretative approach for combining the findings of qualitative research to provide a higher level of analysis than individual studies alone (Atkins et al. 2008; Noblit and Hare 1988; Walsh and Downe 2005).”
A qualitative meta-synthesis of the benefits of eco-labeling in developing countries (2016, methodology): “Although this technique has been commonly applied in healthcare studies (e.g. Finlayson & Dixon, 2008; Walsh & Downe, 2005), social scientists have only recently adopted it to analyze large quantities of qualitative data that may not be amenable to quantitative analysis (e.g. Newig & Fritsch, 2009;…”
Mixed methods research synthesis: definition, framework, and potential (2011, methodology): “We could prefer thematic analysis because our research questions ask for a flexible analysis technique that clearly summarizes key features of a large body of data and still offers a ‘thick description’ of the data set (Attride-Stirling 2001; Braun and Clarke 2006; Dixon-Woods et al. 2005; Harden an”
International Entrepreneurship research (1989–2009): A domain ontology and thematic analysis (2011, methodology): “We followed a systematic process of interpretative synthesis as an alternative to the deductive application of a pre-determined analytical framework (Sandelowski and Barroso, 2003; Walsh and Downe, 2005; Weed, 2008).”
Fathers' experiences of their transition to fatherhood: a metasynthesis (2011, background): “The application of quality criteria to assess the credibility of qualitative research is widely debated (Mays & Pope, 2000 ) and a similar debate is evident in relation to meta‐synthesis research (Walsh & Downe, 2005 ).”
Agents without agency: Assessing the role of the audience in securitization theory (2016, background): “Unraveling the audience in the securitization literature This article focuses on exploring the concept of the audience through a meta-synthesis (Newig and Fritsch, 2009; Walsh and Downe, 2005) of 32 empirical studies of securitization (see Appendix).”
Economic Self-Help group Programs for Improving Women's Empowerment: A Systematic Review (2015, methodology): “This process was drawn from Atkins et al. (2008), Noblit and Hare (1988) and Walsh and Downe (2005).”
What is psychosis? A meta-synthesis of inductive qualitative studies exploring the experience of psychosis (2013, background): “Walsh and Downe ( 2005 ) have highlighted the danger of such research being marginalized by policymakers and clinicians if there is no attempt to make connections between studies.”
Player Types: A Meta-synthesis (2014, methodology): “Meta-synthesis as a research approach attempts to interpretatively integrate results from different inter-related studies (Walsh & Downe 2005).”
The emergence, advance and future of international entrepreneurship research — An introduction to the special forum (2011, positive): “Thus, we refer to Walsh and Downe (2005) for guidance on how to conduct a meta-summary of qualitative findings.”
10 year retrospect on stage models of e-Government: A qualitative meta-synthesis (2010, background): “They are using information and communication technologies, including the internet, to enhance their internal and external operations (Andersen, 2004; Evans, 1997; Field, 2003; Heeks, 1999; West, 2005).”
The process of reinventing a job: A meta–synthesis of qualitative job crafting research (2019, methodology): “Drawing on the meta–synthesis method proposed by Hoon (2013) and Walsh and Downe (2005), our study involves six sequential steps of synthesizing the qualitative findings to build a process model, which we outline below.”