List over relevant resources
Publisert
Cochrane SA Webinar: Formulating & refining questions for a QES.
- Lewin S, Booth A, Glenton C, Munthe-Kaas H, Rashidian A, Wainwright M, Bohren MA, Tunçalp Ö, Colvin CJ, Garside R, Carlsen B, Langlois EV, Noyes J. Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings: introduction to the series. Implement Sci. 2018 Jan 25;13(Suppl 1):2
- Lewin S, Bohren M, Rashidian A, Munthe-Kaas H, Glenton C, Colvin CJ, Garside R, Noyes J, Booth A, Tunçalp Ö, Wainwright M, Flottorp S, Tucker JD, Carlsen B. Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 2: how to make an overall CERQual assessment of confidence and create a Summary of Qualitative Findings table. Implement Sci. 2018 Jan 25;13(Suppl 1):10.
- Munthe-Kaas H, Bohren MA, Glenton C, Lewin S, Noyes J, Tunçalp Ö, Booth A, Garside R, Colvin CJ, Wainwright M, Rashidian A, Flottorp S, Carlsen B. Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 3: how to assess methodological limitations. Implement Sci. 2018 Jan 25;13(Suppl 1):9.
- Colvin CJ, Garside R, Wainwright M, Munthe-Kaas H, Glenton C, Bohren MA, Carlsen B, Tunçalp Ö, Noyes J, Booth A, Rashidian A, Flottorp S, Lewin S. Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 4: how to assess coherence. Implement Sci. 2018 Jan 25;13(Suppl 1):13.
- Glenton C, Carlsen B, Lewin S, Munthe-Kaas H, Colvin CJ, Tunçalp Ö, Bohren MA, Noyes J, Booth A, Garside R, Rashidian A, Flottorp S, Wainwright M. Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 5: how to assess adequacy of data. Implement Sci. 2018 Jan 25;13(Suppl 1):14.
- Noyes J, Booth A, Lewin S, Carlsen B, Glenton C, Colvin CJ, Garside R, Bohren MA, Rashidian A, Wainwright M, Tunςalp Ö, Chandler J, Flottorp S, Pantoja T, Tucker JD, Munthe-Kaas H. Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 6: how to assess relevance of the data. Implement Sci. 2018 Jan 25;13(Suppl 1):4.
- Booth A, Lewin S, Glenton C, Munthe-Kaas H, Toews I, Noyes J, Rashidian A, Berg RC, Nyakang'o B, Meerpohl JJ; GRADE-CERQual Coordinating Team. Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 7: understanding the potential impacts of dissemination bias. Implement Sci. 2018 Jan 25;13(Suppl 1):12.
Templates (See appendix)
- GRADE CERQual assessment template
- GRADE CERQual Summary of Qualitative Findings table template
- GRADE CERQual Evidence profile template
EPOC QES resources
( https://epoc.cochrane.org/resources/epoc-resources-review-authors ):
- EPOC Qualitative Evidence Syntheses: Protocol and review template ( https://zenodo.org/record/5211193#.YfzTTOrMJaQ )
- WEIRD (Ways of Evaluating Important and Relevant Data) tool
- EPOC Qualitative Evidence Syntheses guidance on when to sample and how to develop a purposive sampling frame
Cochrane qualitative and implementation methods group
Supplemental handbook guidance series (2017-2018) Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
- Noyes J, Booth A, Cargo M, Flemming K, Garside R, Hannes K, Harden A, Harris J, Lewin S, Pantoja T, Thomas J, Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group Guidance Series - Paper 1: Introduction, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.09.025.
- Noyes J, Booth A, Flemming K, Garside R, Harden A, Lewin S, Pantoja T, Hannes K, Cargo M, Thomas J, Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group Guidance Paper 2: Methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.020.
- Cargo M, Harris J, Pantoja T, Booth A, Harden A, Hannes K, Thomas J, Flemming K, Garside R, Noyes J. Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group Guidance Paper 3: Methods for Assessing Evidence on Intervention Implementation. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017 Dec 6. pii: S0895-4356(17)31334-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.028.
- Harden A, Thomas J, Cargo M, Harris J, Pantoja T, Flemming K, Booth A, Garside R, Hannes K, Noyes J, Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group Guidance Paper 4: Methods for integrating qualitative and implementation evidence within intervention effectiveness reviews, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.029.
- Flemming K, Booth A, Hannes K, Cargo M, Noyes J. Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group Guidance Paper 5: Reporting guidelines for qualitative, implementation and process evaluation evidence syntheses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017 Dec 5. pii: S0895-4356(17)31327-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.10.022.
- Harris JL, Booth A, Cargo M, Hannes K, Harden A, Flemming K, Garside R, Pantoja T, Thomas J, Noyes J, Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group Guidance series - paper 6: Methods for question formulation, searching and protocol development for qualitative evidence synthesis, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.10.023.
The current edition of the Cochrane Handbook:
Noyes J, Booth A, Cargo M, Flemming K, Harden A, Harris J, Garside R, Hannes K, Pantoja T, Thomas J. Chapter 21: Qualitative evidence. In: Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch VA (editors).Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventionsversion 6.3 (updated February 2022). Cochrane, 2022. Available fromwww.training.cochrane.org/handbook.
Other resources:
- Booth A, Noyes J, Flemming K, Gerhardus A, Wahlster P, Van Der Wilt GJ, et al. (2016) Guidance on choosing qualitative evidence synthesis methods for use in health technology assessments of complex interventions [Online]. Available from: http://www.integrate-hta.eu/downloads/
- Booth A. Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review. Syst Rev. 2016 May 4;5:74. doi: 10.1186/s13643-016-0249-x.
- Ames, Heather Melanie R., Glenton, Claire., Lewin, Simon. “Purposive sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example from a synthesis on parental perceptions of vaccination communication.” BMC Medical Research Methodology (2019) 19:26
- Suri H. Purposeful sampling in qualitative research synthesis. Qual Res J. 2011;11(2):63–75.
- The CAMELOT tool:
- Munthe-Kaas HM, Glenton C, Lewin S, Noyes J, Booth A. Systematic mapping of existing tools to appraise methodological strengths and limitations of qualitative research: Stage 1 in the development of the CAMELOT tool. BMC Medical Research Methodology (2019) 19:113
- EVIPNet Europe. Guide to Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2020. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/340807/WHO-EURO-2021-2272-42027-57819-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Glenton C, Lewin S, Downe S, Paulsen E, Munabi-Babigumira S, Agarwal S, Ames H et al. Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Qualitative Evidence Syntheses, Differences From Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness and Implications for Guidance. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. January 2022. doi:10.1177/16094069211061950
Cochrane Webinar series on conducting QES
- Introduction to qualitative research and qualitative evidence synthesis
- Question formulation and searching for qualitative evidence
- Selecting studies and assessing methodological limitations
- Making sense of framework and best fit framework synthesis
- Thematic Synthesis
- Meta-ethnography
- GRADE CERQual
- Integrating qualitative evidence syntheses with intervention effect findings
Undertaking a qualitative evidence synthesis to support decision-making in a Cochrane context.
- Part 1: Qualitative research and how it fits into systematic reviews
- Part 2: How to choose a method for qualitative evidence synthesis
- Part 3: Framework synthesis, thematic synthesis, meta-ethnography
- Part 4: Confidence in qualitative evidence and reporting a qualitative evidence synthesis
Evidence synthesis Ireland
Evidence synthesis Ireland has a number of very helpful webinars available.