Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: Lessons learnt
Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: Lessons learnt
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2288-8-21
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发表时间：
2008-04-16
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4
通讯作者：
Volmink, Jimmy
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作者：
Atkins, Salla;Lewin, Simon;Volmink, Jimmy
背景：近年来，定性综合越来越普遍。元民族志是综合定性研究的几种方法之一，并越来越多地用于医疗保健研究。然而，在这个过程中的步骤的许多方面仍然不明确defined.Discussion：我们利用了七个阶段的合成过程中，以综合定性研究坚持结核病治疗。在本文中，我们讨论了所面临的方法和实践挑战，特别是在我们的综合中使用的方法，我们发现在澄清过程中有用的额外步骤，以及在实施元民族志方法时遇到的关键方法挑战。并综合来自不同背景和研究传统的大量主要研究结果。我们提供的建议，可能有助于在未来进行元ethnographies.Summary：元民族志是一个有用的方法，用于综合定性研究和开发模型，解释跨多个研究的结果。尽管它在健康研究中的使用越来越多，但需要进一步研究，以解决该方法提出的广泛的方法论和认识论问题。
Background: Qualitative synthesis has become more commonplace in recent years. Meta-ethnography is one of several methods for synthesising qualitative research and is being used increasingly within health care research. However, many aspects of the steps in the process remain ill-defined.Discussion: We utilized the seven stages of the synthesis process to synthesise qualitative research on adherence to tuberculosis treatment. In this paper we discuss the methodological and practical challenges faced; of particular note are the methods used in our synthesis, the additional steps that we found useful in clarifying the process, and the key methodological challenges encountered in implementing the meta-ethnographic approach.The challenges included shaping an appropriate question for the synthesis; identifying relevant studies; assessing the quality of the studies; and synthesising findings across a very large number of primary studies from different contexts and research traditions. We offer suggestions that may assist in undertaking meta-ethnographies in the future.Summary: Meta-ethnography is a useful method for synthesising qualitative research and for developing models that interpret findings across multiple studies. Despite its growing use in health research, further research is needed to address the wide range of methodological and epistemological questions raised by the approach.