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• Title:Doing a literature review in health and social care : a practical guide / Helen Aveyard.
  
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• Variant Title:Doing a literature review in health & social care
  
• Author/Creator:Aveyard, Helen.
  
• Published/Created:Maidenhead ; New York : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2007.
  

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  • Call Number: WZ345 .A949 2007
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

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  • Call Number: WZ345 .A949 2007
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Research.
  Writing.
  Medicine.
  Medical care--Research--Methodology.
  Social service--Research--Methodology.
  
• Description:viii, 148 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-146) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780335222629 (hb)
  0335222625 (hb)
  9780335222612 (pb)
  0335222617 (pb)
  
• Contents:1. Why do a literature review in health and social care?
  Why are literature reviews important?
  Why is there so much available information?
  Why does one piece of research often contradict another?
  Literature reviews help you to see the full picture
  Uncovering new evidence
  Encouraging objective thinking
  importance of a systematic approach to the literature review
  systematic review
  Less detailed approaches to reviewing the literature
  Narrative reviews
  literature review as a research methodology
  Can I undertake a literature review for my dissertation?
  What is the difference between a dissertation and an essay?
  2. What literature will be relevant to my literature review?
  Summary of primary research and other sources available
  Systematic literature reviews
  Quantitative research
  Qualitative studies
  Analysing qualitative data
  Types of qualitative research
  merits of quantitative and qualitative research
  Information from other sources
  use of secondary sources
  What does the term 'hierarchy of evidence' mean?
  Does the 'hierarchy of evidence' apply to my literature review?'
  Should I focus my search to empirical/primary research findings?
  Why do some literature reviews include predominantly RCTs?
  3. How do I develop a research question?
  importance of a research question
  Step 1: Identify a research topic
  How do I begin to select a good topic?
  Step 2: Identify a research question
  Rules for writing a good research question
  Refining the research question
  Remind yourself (often) of your question
  Use of a theoretical framework
  Reconsideration of your research question
  Writing up the development of your research question
  Tips for writing up the development of your research question
  4. How do I search for literature?
  Developing a systematic approach to searching for literature
  What exactly are you trying to find out in your literature review?
  Inclusion and exclusion criteria
  Using the right evidence to answer your question
  Methods of searching the literature
  Electronic searching
  Searching electronic databases
  Recording your searching strategy
  Additional methods of identifying relevant articles
  Use of abstracts to confirm the relevance of the paper
  Getting hold of your references
  Strengths and limitations of your searching strategy
  Tips for writing up your search strategy
  5. How do I critically appraise the literature?
  Getting to know your literature
  importance of critical appraisal
  What is critical appraisal?
  Do I need to critically appraise all the literature I include in my review?
  Getting started with critical appraisal
  Separate research papers from discussion/opinion papers
  Critical appraisal tools
  Which appraisal tool should I use?
  Critical appraisal for new researchers
  Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
  Writing your critical appraisal of each paper
  Critical appraisal of review articles
  Dealing with existing literature reviews
  Critical appraisal of quantitative studies
  Additional resources for critical appraisal
  Critical appraisal of qualitative studies
  How should we critique qualitative research?
  Critical appraisal tools for qualitative studies
  Critical appraisal of other sources of information
  approach to evaluating discussion articles
  approach to evaluating the quality of a written argument
  approach to evaluating information contained on websites
  Tips for writing up your critique of the literature
  6. How do I synthesise my findings?
  Combining the evidence
  Three 'advanced' approaches for summing up the literature
  Meta-analysis
  Meta-ethnography
  Meta-study
  simplified approach
  Providing a summary of your information
  Comparing and contrasting the results of each study
  Working with codes and themes that do not support each other
  Discussion of the strength of evidence
  Be aware of results that appear too neat
  Be creative!
  Writing up your results
  Telling a story with your data
  Incorporating your critical appraisal
  What do I do if my information only partially addresses my research question?
  Tips for writing up your synthesis of the literature
  7. How do I discuss my findings and make recommendations?
  Statement of findings
  Strengths and limitations of your study
  Strengths and limitations in relation to other studies
  meaning of the study within the wider context
  Interpreting your results
  Discussion of unanswered questions and future research
  Tips for writing up your discussion section
  8. How do I present my literature review?
  suggested structure
  Top tips for writing up your literature review
  Key points in presenting your literature review
  Commonly asked questions
  How should I structure my work?
  Should I use first or third person?
  How should I use references?
  How do I avoid plagiarism and misrepresentation?
  What is the role of my supervisor?