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The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 for information professionals and researchers
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Hong, Quan Nha, Fàbregues, Sergi, Bartlett, Gillian, Boardman, Felicity K., Cargo, Margaret, Dagenais, Pierre, Gagnon, Marie-Pierre, Griffiths, Frances, Nicolau, Belinda, O’Cathain, Alicia, Rousseau, Marie-Claude, Vedel, Isabelle and Pluye, Pierre (2018) The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 for information professionals and researchers. Education for Information, 34 (4). pp. 285-291. doi:10.3233/EFI-180221 ISSN 0167-8329.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/EFI-180221
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Appraising the quality of studies included in systematic reviews combining qualitative and quantitative evidence is challenging. To address this challenge, a critical appraisal tool was developed: the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT). The aim of this paper is to present the enhancements made to the MMAT. DEVELOPMENT: The MMAT was initially developed in 2006 based on a literature review on systematic reviews combining qualitative and quantitative evidence. It was subject to pilot and interrater reliability testing. A revised version of the MMAT was developed in 2018 based on the results from usefulness testing, a literature review on critical appraisal tools and a modified e-Delphi study with methodological experts to identify core criteria. TOOL DESCRIPTION: The MMAT assesses the quality of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies. It focuses on methodological criteria and includes five core quality criteria for each of the following five categories of study designs: (a) qualitative, (b) randomized controlled, (c) nonrandomized, (d) quantitative descriptive, and (e) mixed methods. CONCLUSION: The MMAT is a unique tool that can be used to appraise the quality of different study designs. Also, by limiting to core criteria, the MMAT can provide a more efficient appraisal.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Education for Information | ||||||
Publisher: | IOS Press | ||||||
ISSN: | 0167-8329 | ||||||
Official Date: | 18 December 2018 | ||||||
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Volume: | 34 | ||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 285-291 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3233/EFI-180221 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | “The final publication is available at IOS Press through http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/EFI-180221 | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 6 March 2020 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 6 March 2020 | ||||||
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