Identifying and Synthesizing Qualitative Literature

Qualitative Research Methods in Mental Health and Psychotherapy: A Guide for Students and Practitioners

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 09-22

  Shaw, Rachel L ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CHIP tool; Designing a search strategy; Fitting qualitative research into hierarchy of evidence; Identifying and synthesizing qualitative literature; Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT); Locating, reviewing and synthesizing literature mental health practitioners, and trainees; MEDLINE search strategy; Qualitative research, aligning with human science a Pragmatic approach, valid scientific knowledge; Record keeping, and transparency using PRISMA flowchart; Research question the more focused it is, the better

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885989018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119973249.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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