Situating reviews Series of doctoral lectures on behalf

Situating reviews! Series of doctoral lectures on behalf of the Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group http: //methods. cochrane. org/qi/ Systematic Reviews in social sciences. Mixed methods and qualitative research reviewed. Doctoral course, Ughent, March 21 -22, 2016 Prof. Dr. Karin Hannes Centre for Sociological Research Social Research Methodology Group, KU Leuven Karin. hannes@kuleuven. be Dra Sara Coemans, Laboratory of Education, Culture and Society Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences KU Leuven Sara. Coemans@kuleuven. be

Overview Day 1 Day 2 Situating reviews! Introduction to systematic reviews Searching for evidence Critical appraisal of qualitative studies BREAK (12. 15 -13. 15) • Meta-ethnography • Workshop critical appraisal • The meta-aggregative approach to synthesis • Workshop data-extraction BREAK (12. 15 -13. 15) • Introducing thematic and best fit framework synthesis • Scoping reviews • Workshop title registration • •

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Why should I do a review of the literature? • As a starting point for my Phd to: • • Summarise the literature available on my topic; Gain insight in my topic of interest and in the scope of the field; Present an analysis of the available literature; Generate questions and address needs for further research.

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Different types of reviews (Booth, 2009) “to view, inspect, or examine the literature a second time or again” • Critical review • Narrative review • Mapping review/systematic map • Meta-analysis • Mixed studies review/mixed methods review • Overview • Qualitative systematic review/qualitative evidence synthesis • Rapid review • Scoping review • State-of-the-art review • Systematic review • Systematized review • Umbrella review

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Different types of reviews “you can browse through the indexes of books and journals until [you] come across a paragraph that looks relevant and copy it. If anything do not fit in with theory [you] propose [you] can leave it out” Narrative review • • • no defined method of searching no clear statement about which studies to include only a small selection of available literature may be incorporated Systematic review • • systematic search for studies a reproducible methodology Inclusion criteria for studies to identify all studies that would meet the criteria well-defined review question focus on summarization of data to see ‘what works’

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Different types of reviews • • • Narrative review Systematic review integrating or comparing the findings from qualitative studies looking for themes across individual qualitative studies interpretative: broadening understanding of a particular phenomenon Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Metaanalysis • • • Statistic technique Combines the results of quantitative studies to provide a more precise effect of the results Aggregative: adding studies together

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Different types of reviews Narrative review Systematic review Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Metaanalysis To bring together a quantitative effectiveness review and a qualitative review Mixed methods review

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Different types of reviews Umbrella review = a mechanism for aggregating findings from several reviews that address specific questions SR 1 Narrative/ literature review SR 2 SR 3 Systematic review Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Metaanalysis Mixed methods review

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Different types of reviews Rapid review Umbrella review • SR 1 Narrative review SR 2 SR 3 Systematic review • • what is already known about a policy or practice issue Systematic: Rigorous and explicit in method Quick: limiting the breadth or depth of the process Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Metaanalysis Mixed methods review

2. Strategies for reviewing the literature Different types of reviews Rapid review Umbrella review SR 1 Narrative review SR 2 SR 3 Systematic review Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Metaanalysis Mixed methods review Scoping review