An introduction to systematic reviews
By: [edited by] David Gough, Sandy Oliver, James Thomas
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781849201803; 9781849201810
Subjects: Decision making; Research
Description: An Introduction to Systematic Reviews provides an overview of the nature, logic, diversity and process of undertaking systematic reviews as part of evidence informed decision making. It is a short, accessible and technically up-to-date book covering the full breadth of approaches to reviews from statistical meta analysis to meta ethnography. The content is divided into five main sections covering: approaches to reviewing; getting started; gathering and describing research; appraising and synthesizing data; and making use of reviews and models of research use. As systematic reviews become included in many more graduate-level courses this book answers the growing demand for a user-friendly guide.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing systematic reviews / David Gough, Sandy Oliver, and James Thomas; title: Stakeholder perspectives and participation in reviews / Rebecca Rees and Sandy Oliver; title: Commonality and diversity in reviews / David Gough and James Thomas; title: Getting started with a review / Sandy Oliver, Kelly Dickson and Mark Newman; title: Information management in reviews / Jeff Brunton and James Thomas; title: Finding relevant studies / Ginny Brunton, Claire Stansfield and James Thomas; title: Describing and analysing studies / Sandy Oliver and Katy Sutcliffe; title: Quality and relevance appraisal / Angela Harden and David Gough; title: Synthesis: combining results systematically and appropriately / James Thomas, Angela Harden and Mark Newman; title: Making a difference with systematic reviews / Ruth Stewart and Sandy Oliver; title: Moving forward / David Gough, Sandy Oliver, and James Thomas.