“…Meta synthesis—where data (typically in the form of quotations in manuscripts) reported across multiple published studies are combined to form a new interpretation—of qualitative research is a common review methodology where those who generated the data have no control over how it is used 5 . Surely the best thing we can do is clearly label the data, helping ensure it is used and combined in the way that was intended (and ethically approved), so the full data set is available for reuse, extending and enhancing the potential for meta synthesis approaches 6 - Participants are identifiable in the data
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