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Seers, Kate (2015) Qualitative systematic reviews : their importance for our understanding of research relevant to pain. British Journal of Pain, Volume 9 (Number 1). pp. 36-40. doi:10.1177/2049463714549777 ISSN 2049-4637.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2049463714549777
Abstract
This article outlines what a qualitative systematic review is and explores what it can contribute to our understanding of pain. Many of us use evidence of effectiveness for various interventions when working with people in pain. A good systematic review can be invaluable in bringing together research evidence to help inform our practice and help us understand what works. In addition to evidence of effectiveness, understanding how people with pain experience both their pain and their care can help us when we are working with them to provide care that meets their needs. A rigorous qualitative systematic review can also uncover new understandings, often helping illuminate ‘why’ and can help build theory. Such a review can answer the question ‘What is it like to have chronic pain?’ This article presents the different stages of meta-ethnography, which is the most common methodology used for qualitative systematic reviews. It presents evidence from four meta-ethnographies relevant to pain to illustrate the types of findings that can emerge from this approach. It shows how new understandings may emerge and gives an example of chronic musculoskeletal pain being experienced as ‘an adversarial struggle’ across many aspects of the person’s life. This article concludes that evidence from qualitative systematic reviews has its place alongside or integrated with evidence from more quantitative approaches.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Warwick Research in Nursing > Royal College of Nursing Research Institute (RCN) (- July 2017) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Pain | ||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2049-4637 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 3 February 2015 | ||||||
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| Volume: | Volume 9 | ||||||
| Number: | Number 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 36-40 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/2049463714549777 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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