Using meta-ethnography to synthesise relevant studies : Capturing the bigger picture in dementia with challenging behaviour within families

Feast, Alexandra; Orrell, Martin; Charlesworth, Georgina; Poland, Fiona; Featherstone, Katie; Melunsky, Nina; Moniz-Cook, Esme

Abstract

Abstract In understanding the range and depth of people’s experiences it is important to include the wide range of approaches which capture the richness within a given knowledge base. However, systematic reviews using quantitative data alone risk missing findings that can contribute to a better understanding of a research question. In response, meta-ethnography has emerged as a potentially useful method to synthesise and integrate both qualitative and quantitative data from different perspectives using qualitative methodology. In this case study, we describe how we have used meta-ethnography to better understand how families experience dementia. We address a particular issue of selecting the highest quality evidence across a range of epistemologies.

Citation

Feast, A., Orrell, M., Charlesworth, G., Poland, F., Featherstone, K., Melunsky, N., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2018). Using meta-ethnography to synthesise relevant studies : Capturing the bigger picture in dementia with challenging behaviour within families. [HTML]

• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Sep 28, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 17, 2018
• Journal: Sage research methods cases psychology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526444899
• Keywords: Meta-ethnography
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/455268
• Publisher URL: http://methods.sagepub.com/case/meta-ethnography-synthesize-relevant-studies-dementia-challenging-behavior
• Additional Information: Case published in SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2.