Doing a literature review in health and social care: a practical guide

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Foreword xi rsity 5
Acknowledgements xiii .62
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Introduction xiv 58
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1 Why do a literature review in health and social care? 1 t [0
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What is a literature review? 2 8/1
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What types of literature reviews are there? 2 ]. C
The literature review as a research method 3 op
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Why are literature reviews important? 4 rig
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Literature reviews provide an overview of research in a t ©
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Literature reviews lessen the impact of individual pieces ra
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Analysis of many papers can lead to new discoveries 6 ill G
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Evidence- based practice 8 l E
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The importance of a systematic approach to the ca
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Systematic reviews 10 o
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Good quality (but less detailed) literature reviews 12 ing
Narrative reviews 13 s, L
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The impact of a poorly carried out review 14 C. N
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Undertaking a literature review for your dissertation 15 re
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2 How do I develop a question for my literature review? 18 o
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Finding the right question for your literature review 18 d in
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Explaining the terms used in your research question rsin
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Reconsidering your research question 37 ian
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Writing up the development of your research question 38 m
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3 Which literature will be relevant to my literature review? 41 58
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Different types of literature 43 /18
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Which type of literature is likely to be most useful to me? 46 6]. C
Types of research that might be relevant to you 48 o
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Systematic reviews and good quality literature reviews 48 rig
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Quantitative research 49 t ©
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Qualitative research 59 ra
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The merits of quantitative and qualitative research 63 ill G
Mixed methods research 63 lo
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Identifying your own ‘hierarchy of evidence’ in your review 68 C
Should I always focus my search on research findings? 70 . No
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Using databases to find evidence that fits with your o
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Additional search strategies 89 rsin
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Checking the abstracts of your search against the , C
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Getting hold of your references 94 m
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Managing your references 95 i U
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Strengths and limitations of your search strategy 96 ive
Tips for writing up your search strategy 97 rsity
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Getting to know your literature 100 /18
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Be critical but not too critical! 105 o
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Critical appraisal tools 108 M
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Re- emphasizing the importance of getting to know your ra
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Undertaking critical appraisal of your papers for your review 111 ill G
Critical appraisal of research 112 lo
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How do I critique quantitative studies? 116 in
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Critical appraisal tools for quantitative studies 118 s, L
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How do I critique qualitative studies? 121 C
Critical appraisal of qualitative studies 123 . No
Critical appraisal tools for qualitative studies 128 t to
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How do I critique theory? 129 e re
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How do I appraise information on websites? 132 d
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Tips for doing your critique of the literature 134 d
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