How to do a Systematic Literature Review in Nursing: A Step-by-Step Guide, 3/e“Whoever you are, and whatever your background, if you want to know what makes a good systematic review, then get a copy of this third edition by Bettany-Saltikov and McSherry.” Dr Ray Samuriwo, Associate Professor in Nursing, School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, UK “This text should be a ‘go to’ for students from any health care profession, just because it has ‘nursing’ in its title – it should not be overlooked. This text is an asset to help any healthcare student successfully complete their undergraduate degree.” Amanda Blaber, Honorary Fellow College of Paramedics. Retired Senior Lecturer with over 20 years’ experience teaching nursing and paramedic students in several Higher Education Institutions “This book is a comprehensive resource to explain the what, when, why, and how to complete a systematic literature review. It is invaluable book for all nurses and health care professionals…” Margaret Spencer, Consultant Occupational Therapist OT360, UK This new edition of this best-selling book presents a fully revised and updated step-by step guide to doing a literature review for students and professionals in the Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Allied Health professions. How to do a Systematic Literature Review in Nursing takes you through every step of the process of writing a systematic literature review, whether as part of an academic assignment or for publication, from start to finish. Key features of this edition include:
From writing your review question to writing up your review, this practical book is the perfect companion if you are doing your first literature review for study or clinical practice improvement. The text follows a logical ordering, taking readers through all the key steps in a literature review. Written in an easy-to-follow format, the text provides a comprehensive and accessible resource of practical tips, summary’s, and templates to work through as part of the review process. It is a must buy for undergraduate or postgraduate Nursing, Midwifery, Health, and Allied Health students and professionals. Josette Bettany-Saltikov is Senior Lecturer in Research Methods at Teesside University, Centre for Rehabilitation and Centre for Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, UK. She has taught research methods to nursing students and other allied health care professional students for over 30 years. Robert McSherry is Professor of Nursing and Practice Development, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society. University of Chester, England, UK. |
Contents
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Asking an answerable and focused systematic review question | 25 |
Creating the protocol for your systematic review | 57 |
Writing the background to your systematic review | 86 |
Specifying your objectives and inclusion and exclusion criteria | 109 |
Conducting a comprehensive and systematic literature search | 132 |
Working with your primary papers Stage 1 Selecting the studies to include in your own systematic review | 157 |
Working with your primary papers Stage 2 Appraising the methodological quality of your included primary papers | 167 |
Working with your primary papers Stage 3 Extracting the data from your included papers | 180 |
Synthesizing summarizing and presenting your findings | 195 |
Writing up your discussion and completing your systematic review | 217 |
Checking your systematic review is complete and a few practical ways to share and disseminate your findings | 233 |
An introduction to metaanalysis | 252 |
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