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WHY THIS WIKI: The purpose of this WIKI is to suggest guidance for designing, conducting, and reporting Mixed Studies Reviews (MSR), and to collect comments and suggestions about it.

This WIKI has been developped by three researchers and a librarian:

- Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD. Associate professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill.

- Isabelle Vedel, MD, PhD. Assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill.

Pluye P & Hong QN. Combining the power of stories and the power of numbers: Mixed Methods Research and Mixed Studies Reviews. Annual Review of Public Health (in press).

Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD

Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, 517 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2W 1S4, email: pierre.pluye@mcgill.ca

Quan Nha Hong, OT, MSc

Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, email: quan.nha.hong@usherbrooke.ca

Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD, is FRQS Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He has expertise in mixed methods studies and mixed studies reviews, and developed the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (http://mixedmethodsappraisaltoolpublic.pbworks.com). He studies participatory research with organizations, and 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://iam2009.pbworks.com).

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 University of Lausanne (Switzerland), São Paulo (Brazil), and Warwick (UK).

This WIKI is structured following the 7 stages of systematic reviews. Click on the hyperlink to know more about the stage. In addition, guidance for reporting mixed studies reviews is presented. 

How to cite this WIKI ?

Pluye, P., Hong, Q.N., & Vedel, I. (2013). Toolkit for mixed studies reviews. Retrieved on [date] from http://toolkit4mixedstudiesreviews.pbworks.com.

Articles of interest on mixed studies reviews:

• Bryman A (2006). Integrating quantitative and qualitative research: how is it done? Qualitative Research, 6(1), 97–113. 
• Heyvaert M, Maes B, Onghena P (2013). Mixed methods research synthesis: definition, framework, and potential. Quality and Quantity, 47, 659-676. 
• Mays N, Pope C, Popay J (2005). Systematically reviewing qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform management and policy-making in the health field. Journal of Health Service Research & Policy 10, 6-20. 
• Pluye P, Gagnon MP, Griffiths F, Johnson-Lafleur J (2009). A scoring system for appraising mixed methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods primary studies in mixed studies reviews. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(4):529-546.  
• Pluye P, Hong QN (in preparation). Combining the power of stories and numbers: Mixed Methods Research and Mixed Studies Reviews. Annual Review in Public Health.
• Pope C, Mays N, Popay J (2007). Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative health evidence: A guide to methods. Adelaide: Ramsay Books. 

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