‘Trying to pin down jelly’: exploring intuitive processes in quality assessment for meta-ethnography

Toyne Francine; Kate Seers; Nick Allcock; Michelle  Briggs; Eloise Carr; JoyAnn  Andrews; Karen Barker

doi:10.1186/1471-2288-13-46

‘Trying to pin down jelly’: exploring intuitive processes in quality assessment for meta-ethnography

Toyne Francine, Kate Seers, Nick Allcock, Michelle Briggs, Eloise Carr, JoyAnn Andrews, Karen Barker

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Abstract

Studies that systematically search for and synthesise qualitative research are becoming more evident in health care, and they can make an important contribution to patient care. However, there is still no agreement as to whether, or how we should appraise studies for inclusion. We aimed to explore the intuitive processes that determined the ‘quality’ of qualitative research for inclusion in qualitative research syntheses. We were particularly interested to explore the way that knowledge was constructed.

Original language	English
Journal	BMC Medical Research Methodology
Volume	13
Issue number	46
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-13-46
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

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Toyne, F. et al (2014) ‘Trying to pin down jelly’- exploring intuitive processes in quality assessment for meta-ethnography
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