From screening to synthesis: using nvivo to enhance transparency in qualitative evidence synthesis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2017, Pages 873-881

  Houghton, Catherine ^a   Murphy, Kathy ^a   Meehan, Ben ^b   Thomas, James ^c   Brooker, Dawn ^d   Casey, Dympna ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b QDA Training   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; framework synthesis; nvivo; qualitative evidence synthesis; sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85013875493     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13443     Document Type: Article

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