Introduction. Using Toulmin’s argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews in the area of workplace health promotion to explore differences in the modes of reasoning embedded in reports of narrative synthesis as compared to reports of meta-analysis. Methods. We used framework synthesis, grounded theory and cross-case analysis methods to analyse 85 systematic reviews addressing intervention effectiveness in workplace health promotion. Results. Two core categories, or ‘modes of reasoning’, emerged to frame the contrast between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis: practical-configurational reasoning in narrative synthesis (‘what is going on here? what picture emerges?’) and inferential-predictive reasoning in meta-analys...
Systematic reviews are widely accepted as a ‘gold standard’ in evidence synthesis and the meta-analy...
Meta-synthesis refers to a range of approaches by which existing qualitative studies in healthcare c...
Background: Syntheses of qualitative studies can inform health policy, services and our understandin...
Using Toulmin's argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews in the area of wor...
Using Toulmin's argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews in the area of wor...
Introduction. Using Toulmin’s argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews...
Background Narrative synthesis approaches have been faulted for vote-counting (in which effectivene...
Background Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in syst...
BACKGROUND: Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in system...
The objective was to assess the impact of new guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in sys...
BACKGROUND: Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in system...
In systematic reviews that lack data amenable to meta-analysis, alternative synthesis methods are co...
The objective was to assess the impact of new guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in syst...
BACKGROUND: Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in system...
Background: Syntheses of qualitative studies can inform health policy, services and our understandin...
Systematic reviews are widely accepted as a ‘gold standard’ in evidence synthesis and the meta-analy...
Meta-synthesis refers to a range of approaches by which existing qualitative studies in healthcare c...
Background: Syntheses of qualitative studies can inform health policy, services and our understandin...
Using Toulmin's argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews in the area of wor...
Using Toulmin's argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews in the area of wor...
Introduction. Using Toulmin’s argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews...
Background Narrative synthesis approaches have been faulted for vote-counting (in which effectivene...
Background Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in syst...
BACKGROUND: Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in system...
The objective was to assess the impact of new guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in sys...
BACKGROUND: Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in system...
In systematic reviews that lack data amenable to meta-analysis, alternative synthesis methods are co...
The objective was to assess the impact of new guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in syst...
BACKGROUND: Comparisons between narrative synthesis and meta-analysis as synthesis methods in system...
Background: Syntheses of qualitative studies can inform health policy, services and our understandin...
Systematic reviews are widely accepted as a ‘gold standard’ in evidence synthesis and the meta-analy...
Meta-synthesis refers to a range of approaches by which existing qualitative studies in healthcare c...
Background: Syntheses of qualitative studies can inform health policy, services and our understandin...