Integrative Review and Meta-Analysis

Smith, J. Torquil; Smith, Mary C.; Stullenbarger, Elizabeth; Foote, Anne

doi:10.1300/j115v13n01_04

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“…Schell and Rathe (1992) have the earliest, though also brief, mention of the term meta-analysis in LISA when describing the method as a "quantitative procedure for combining results of clinical trials" (p. 219); they further note the important role that librarians will play in helping researchers conduct extensive literature reviews as this method gains in popularity. Over the past ten years, this theme has been echoed by many others discussing the challenges for medical researchers faced with large retrieval sets, the diffi culties encountered in conducting exhaustive searches for the purpose of meta-analysis, and the ability of librarians to assist researchers (McKibbon & Dilks, 1993;Smith, Smith, Stullenbarger, & Foote, 1994;Mead & Richards, 1995;Smith, 1996;Timpka, Westergren, Hallberg, & Forsum, 1997;Johnson, McKinin, Sievert, & Reid, 1997;Yamazaki, 1998;Royle & Waugh, 2004;Demiris et al, 2004).…”

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Meta-Analysis in Library and Information Science: Method, History, and Recommendations for Reporting Research

Saxton¹

2006

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Meta-analysis is a method for summarizing statistical fi ndings across multiple research studies. It is a useful method for assessing the level of agreement or disagreement surrounding a given research question. The ability to perform meta-analysis is dependent on the level of consistency in measures and the amount of data shared in published research. Guidelines to minimum standards for reporting research may improve the quality of writing in published research. Inconsistencies in reporting research fi ndings across studies, failing to provide enough detail on method and instrumentation to facilitate replication, and the multiplicity of different operational defi nitions or measures for the same concept all pose diffi culties to successfully attempting any form of research synthesis. This article presents a methodological explanation of meta-analysis, a literature review describing the application of meta-analysis in library and information science, and guidelines for reporting quantitative research that would enable subsequent researchers to perform meta-analysis.

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Meta-Analysis in Library and Information Science: Method, History, and Recommendations for Reporting Research

Saxton¹

2006

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Who Needs Evidence-Based Health Care?

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Grinberg

1997

Health Information Management: What Strategies?

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The vast amount of published material in clinical and biomedical sciences, and conflicting results on diagnostic and therapeutic procedures may introduce doubts in decision-making for patient care. Information retrieving skills and the critical appraisal of published literature, together with elaboration of practice guidelines based on epidemiological methodology, form the basis of the trend towards evidence-based health care, which aims to overcome these problems. A survey conducted by questionnaire at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center analyzed which types of information sources are considered most relevant and useful for patient care by a cross-section of physicians with varying degrees of experience. They considered review articles and meta-analyses extremely reliable for information purposes, while for practical patient-care purposes they tended to rely more on the opinions of peers and experts. As the requirements of evidence-based health care may influence the attitudes of clinicians to the published literature and its evaluation, they have implications for medical libraries and information centers. Specifically, information specialists will be called upon more and more to impart information-retrieval and critical appraisal skills to clinicians. The involvement of information specialists in information gathering and selection will provide added value to the expertise and knowledge of in-house experts for decision-making.

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Integrative Review and Meta-Analysis

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Meta-Analysis in Library and Information Science: Method, History, and Recommendations for Reporting Research

Meta-Analysis in Library and Information Science: Method, History, and Recommendations for Reporting Research

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