HOW TO USE THIS WIKI?
In line with the PRISMA statement (www.prisma-statement.org), this WIKI is structured by eights stages (QESISAES acronym).
Question Eligibility Source Identification Selection Appraisal Extraction Synthesis
In the following table, each stage is listed. Click on the hyperlink to know more about the stage. In addition, guidance for reporting mixed studies reviews is presented at the end.
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WHY THIS WIKI?
The purpose of this WIKI is to suggest guidance (tips) for designing, conducting, and reporting Mixed Studies Reviews (MSRs), and to collect comments and suggestions about it. MSR is a literature review approach in which qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies are systematically identified, selected, appraised, and synthesized (synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence).
This wiki complements the following articles:
FOR WHOM?
Librarians, managers, patient partners, practitioners, researchers and trainees who want to conduct, better understand MSR or who want to review papers on MSR.
WHAT IS THIS WIKI?
- A practical tool - a toolkit - that provides a step-by-step guidance.
- A collaborative tool aimed at developing a network of people interested in MSR.
- An ongoing up-date on the science of MSR.
WHO COLLABORATED TO THIS WIKI?
This WIKI has been initially developed by three researchers and a librarian:
- Quan Nha Hong, OT, MSc, Wiki moderator, is a PhD candidate at the department of Family Medicine at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Email: quan.nha.hong@mail.mcgill.ca. She is interested in mixed studies reviews and methods of knowledge synthesis. Her doctoral research project is on the validation of the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) (http://mixedmethodsappraisaltoolpublic.pbworks.com).
- Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD, is FRQS Research Scholar and Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Email: pierre.pluye@mcgill.ca. He has expertise in mixed methods research and mixed studies reviews, and developed the MMAT. His studies are on participatory research with organizations and on the patient outcomes associated with the use of information derived from electronic knowledge resources. He has co-developed the Information Assessment Method that is used by more than 10,000 Canadian pharmacists and physicians (http://www.mgcill.ca/iam). He is the Canadian Cochrane Network co-representative for McGill University.
- Isabelle Vedel, MD, PhD, is CIHR New Investigator, Dawson Scholar, and Assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Email: isabelle.vedel@mcgill.ca. She has expertise in evaluation, mixed methods research, and complex systematic reviews of the literature. Her main research interests concern health care organizations and primary health care services for people with multiple chronic diseases and elders.
- Vera Granikov, is a Research Embedded Information Specialist at the department of Family Medicine at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Email: veragranikov@gmail.com. She holds a Masters degree in Library and Information Studies (specializing in Knowledge Management) from McGill University. She is interested in health information literacy, knowledge management, collaboration, and organizational learning.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WIKI?
Do not hesitate to post any comments on this WIKI in the box at the end of each page. Thanks in advance!
If you are interested to actively collaborate to this wiki, please contact Quan Nha Hong by email (quan.nha.hong@mail.mcgill.ca).
Authors gratefully acknowledge the constructive feedback from colleagues, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students who contributed to and attended (a) the DENT-FMED-672 ‘Applied mixed methods for health research’ and FMED-600 ‘Mixed studies reviews’ courses at McGill University, and (b) the one-week intensive summer course ‘Mixed methods research and mixed studies reviews in health sciences’ in Lausanne (Switzerland), São Paulo (Brazil), and Warwick (UK).
HOW TO CITE THIS WIKI ?
Pluye, P., Hong, Q.N., & Vedel, I. (2016). Toolkit for mixed studies reviews (V3). Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, and Quebec-SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved on [date] from http://toolkit4mixedstudiesreviews.pbworks.com.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN REFERENCES?
Articles of interest on mixed studies reviews:
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