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Overview of Research Design Methods

The document outlines various research designs including mixed methods, intervention research, and systematic reviews. It details the steps involved in conducting systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and meta-syntheses, as well as criteria for critiquing study designs and systematic reviews. Key considerations include the integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches, clarity of research questions, and thoroughness of study selection and analysis.

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Overview of Research Design Methods

The document outlines various research designs including mixed methods, intervention research, and systematic reviews. It details the steps involved in conducting systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and meta-syntheses, as well as criteria for critiquing study designs and systematic reviews. Key considerations include the integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches, clarity of research questions, and thoroughness of study selection and analysis.

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Other designs

Mixed methods design


 Developmental work
 Hypothesis generating and testing
 Explication
 Theory building, testing, and refinement
 Convergent parallel design
 Embedded design
 Explanatory design
 Exploratory design

Intervention research
 Clinical trials
 Evaluation research
 Nursing intervention research
 Health services research
o Outcomes research
 Survey research
 Secondary analysis
 Methodological research

Critiquing other study designs


 the study exclusively qualitative or exclusively quantitative?
o yes, could the study have been strengthened by incorporating both approaches?
o did the inclusion of both approaches contribute to enhanced validity?
o how were the components sequenced? Which approach had priority?

Systematic reviews
Systematic review
 Systematic review
 Meta-analysis
o Research question must be nearly identical across studies
o Sufficient base of knowledge for statistical integration
o Consistency of the evidence
 Meta-synthesis

Steps in a systematic review


1. Problem formation/Research question
2. Design
a. Inclusion and exclusion criteria
3. Search for evidence
a. Select studies based on pre-defined criteria
4. Evaluate quality of studies
5. Evaluate the body of evidence
6. Summarize findings
Steps in a meta-analysis
1. Problem formation
2. Design
3. Search for evidence
4. Evaluate quality of studies
5. Extract and encode analysis
6. Calculate effects
7. Data analysis

Steps in a meta-synthesis
1. Problem formation
2. Design
3. Search for evidence
4. Evaluate quality of the studies
5. Extract data
6. Data analysis and interpretation

Critiquing systematic reviews


 the research question clearly stated?
 the criteria used for selecting studies clear?
 Did the search strategy result in a thorough sample of studies?
 Were the studies appraised in a systematic way?
 Was adequate information extracted?
 Was the analysis of data thorough?
 Were the conclusions reasonable?

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