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Integrative Review
A step by step guide to conduct an Integrative Review
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- Comparing Narrative, Integrative & Systematic Reviews
- Step 0: Pre-Review Tasks
- Step 1: Introduction, Background, Research Question Development & Theoretical Framework
- Step 2: Develop a Systematic Search Strategy This link opens in a new window
- Grey Literature This link opens in a new window
- Step 4: Run Finalized Searches This link opens in a new window
- Step 5: Choose Screening & Data Extraction Tools This link opens in a new window
- Step 6: Standardized Article Screening This link opens in a new window
- Step 7: Quality Appraisal This link opens in a new window
- Step 8: Data Extraction
- Step 9: Synthesize the Results
Synthesis of the Data
Source: Dwyer, P. Analysis and Synthesis. In C. E. Toronto & R. Remington (Eds.), A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting an Integrative Review. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37504-1_2
The synthesis process can be conducted in a Narrative or Thematic process.
It is vital to remember that the purpose of the data synthesis is to support the purpose of the review and answer the research question in relation to the theoretical framework.
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