Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings

Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews

Thomas, J., & Harden, A. (2008) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-45 · Cited by 9,312 · see citing works

Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical review

Barnett-Page, E., & Thomas, J. (2009) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-9-59 · Cited by 2,087 · see citing works

Arts Based Research

Barone, T., & Eisner, E. W. (2012) · doi:10.4135/9781452230627 · Cited by 1,268 · see citing works

A scoring system for appraising mixed methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods primary studies in Mixed Studies Reviews

Pluye, P., Gagnon, M.-P., Griffiths, F., & Johnson-Lafleur, J. (2009) · International Journal of Nursing Studies · doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.01.009 · Cited by 1,119 · see citing works

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases

Lewin, S. A., Munabi-Babigumira, S. K., Glenton, C., Daniels, K., Bosch‐Capblanch, X., van Wyk, B. E., Odgaard‐Jensen, J., Johansen, M., Aja, G. N., Zwarenstein, M., et al. (2010) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd004015.pub3 · Cited by 986 · see citing works

Using Qualitative Evidence in Decision Making for Health and Social Interventions: An Approach to Assess Confidence in Findings from Qualitative Evidence Syntheses (GRADE-CERQual)

Lewin, S., Glenton, C., Munthe-Kaas, H., Carlsen, B., Colvin, C. J., Gülmezoglu, M., Noyes, J., Booth, A., Garside, R., & Rashidian, A. (2015) · PLOS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001895 · Cited by 866 · see citing works

“Best fit” framework synthesis: refining the method

Carroll, C., Booth, A., Leaviss, J., & Rick, J. (2013) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-13-37 · Cited by 649 · see citing works

Evaluating meta-ethnography: systematic analysis and synthesis of qualitative research

Campbell, R., Pound, P., Morgan, M., Daker-White, G., Britten, N., Pill, R., Yardley, L., Pope, C., & Donovan, J. (2011) · Health Technology Assessment · doi:10.3310/hta15430 · Cited by 619 · see citing works

Integrating qualitative research with trials in systematic reviews

Thomas, J., Harden, A., Oakley, A., Oliver, S., Sutcliffe, K., Rees, R., Brunton, G., & Kavanagh, J. (2004) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7446.1010 · Cited by 515 · cited 3× · see citing works

A worked example of “best fit” framework synthesis: a systematic review of views concerning the taking of some potential chemopreventive agents

Carroll, C., Booth, A., & Cooper, K. (2011) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-11-29 · Cited by 461 · see citing works

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis

Glenton, C., Colvin, C., Carlsen, B., Swartz, A., Lewin, S., Noyes, J., & Rashidian, A. (2013) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd010414.pub2 · Cited by 454 · see citing works

The use of purposeful sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example on sexual adjustment to a cancer trajectory

Benoot, C., Hannes, K., & Bilsen, J. J. R. (2016) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/s12874-016-0114-6 · Cited by 399 · see citing works

Qualitative evidence synthesis for complex interventions and guideline development: clarification of the purpose, designs and relevant methods

Flemming, K., Booth, A., Garside, R., Tunçalp, Ö., & Noyes, J. (2019) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000882 · Cited by 389 · see citing works

Using logic models to capture complexity in systematic reviews: Logic Models in Systematic Reviews

Anderson, L. M., Petticrew, M., Rehfuess, E., Armstrong, R., Ueffing, E., Baker, P., Francis, D., & Tugwell, P. (2011) · Research Synthesis Methods · doi:10.1002/jrsm.32 · Cited by 372 · see citing works

“Medication career” or “Moral career”? The two sides of managing antidepressants: A meta-ethnography of patients' experience of antidepressants

Malpass, A., Shaw, A., Sharp, D., Walter, F., Feder, G., Ridd, M., & Kessler, D. (2009) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.068 · Cited by 368 · see citing works

Pragmatism as the philosophical foundation for the Joanna Briggs meta‐aggregative approach to qualitative evidence synthesis

Hannes, K., & Lockwood, C. S. (2011) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05636.x · Cited by 289 · see citing works

Systematic Synthesis of Qualitative Research

Saini, M., & Shlonsky, A. (2012) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387216.001.0001 · Cited by 250 · see citing works

Quality assessment of qualitative evidence for systematic review and synthesis: Is it meaningful, and if so, how should it be performed?

Carroll, C., & Booth, A. (2015) · Research Synthesis Methods · doi:10.1002/jrsm.1128 · Cited by 235 · see citing works

Assessing equity in systematic reviews: realising the recommendations of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Tugwell, P., Petticrew, M. P., Kristjansson, E., Welch, V. A., Ueffing, E., Waters, E., Bonnefoy, J., Morgan, A., Doohan, E., & Kelly, M. P. (2010) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.c4739 · Cited by 184 · see citing works

Critical Appraisal of Mixed Methods Studies

Heyvaert, M., Hannes, K., Maes, B., & Onghena, P. (2013) · Journal of Mixed Methods Research · doi:10.1177/1558689813479449 · Cited by 166 · see citing works

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 2: methods for question formulation, searching, and protocol development for qualitative evidence synthesis

Harris, J. L., Booth, A., Cargo, M., Hannes, K., Harden, A., Flemming, K., Garside, R., Pantoja, T., Thomas, J., & Noyes, J. (2018) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.10.023 · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Quality of qualitative research in the health sciences: analysis of the common criteria present in 58 assessment guidelines by expert users

Santiago-Delefosse, M., Gavin, A., Bruchez, C., Roux, P., & Stephen, S. L. (2016) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.007 · Cited by 146 · see citing works

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 5: methods for integrating qualitative and implementation evidence within intervention effectiveness reviews

Harden, A., Thomas, J., Cargo, M., Harris, J., Tomás Pantoja, C., Flemming, K., Booth, A., Garside, R., Hannes, K., & Noyes, J. (2017) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.029 · Cited by 146 · see citing works

Myth 94: Qualitative Health Researchers Will Agree About Validity

Sparkes, A. C. (2001) · Qualitative Health Research · doi:10.1177/104973230101100409 · Cited by 141 · see citing works

Should we appraise the quality of qualitative research reports for systematic reviews, and if so, how?

Garside, R. (2013) · Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research · doi:10.1080/13511610.2013.777270 · Cited by 134 · see citing works

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 6: reporting guidelines for qualitative, implementation, and process evaluation evidence syntheses

Flemming, K., Booth, A., Hannes, K., Cargo, M., & Noyes, J. (2017) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.10.022 · Cited by 128 · see citing works

Developing and Optimising the Use of Logic Models in Systematic Reviews: Exploring Practice and Good Practice in the Use of Programme Theory in Reviews

Kneale, D., Thomas, J., & Harris, K. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142187 · Cited by 126 · see citing works

A matter of taste: evaluating the quality of qualitative research

Sandelowski, M. (2014) · Nursing Inquiry · doi:10.1111/nin.12080 · Cited by 112 · see citing works

Intervention Now to Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement

Aslam, R. W., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J. M., Craine, N., Edwards, R. T., Noyes, J., Ntambwe, L. I., Pasterfield, D., et al. (2017) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-017-0904-7 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

The experience of heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and meta‐ethnography of qualitative studies

Garside, R., Britten, N., & Stein, K. (2008) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04750.x · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 4: methods for assessing evidence on intervention implementation

Cargo, M., Harris, J., Tomás Pantoja, C., Booth, A., Harden, A., Hannes, K., Thomas, J., Flemming, K., Garside, R., & Noyes, J. (2017) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.028 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Systematic Synthesis of Qualitative Research

Saini, M., & Shlonsky, A. (2012) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387216.003.0005 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Current use was established and Cochrane guidance on selection of social theories for systematic reviews of complex interventions was developed

Noyes, J., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Chandler, J., Lewin, S. A., Glenton, C., & Garside, R. (2016) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.12.009 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Intervention Now To Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement

Whitaker, R., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J. M., Craine, N., Edwards, R., Lyons, M., Noyes, J., Pasterfield, D., et al. (2014) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004733 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Slum upgrading review: methodological challenges that arise in systematic reviews of complex interventions

Turley, R., Saith, R., Bhan, N., Doyle, J., Jones, K., & Waters, E. (2013) · Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdt008 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Optimising the value of the critical appraisal skills programme (CASP) tool for quality appraisal in qualitative evidence synthesis

Long, H. A., French, D. P., & Brooks, J. M. (2020) · Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences · doi:10.1177/2632084320947559 · Cited by 1,112 · see citing works

Women’s and girls’ experiences of menstruation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis

Hennegan, J., Shannon, A. K., Rubli, J., Schwab, K. J., & Melendez-Torres, G. J. (2019) · PLOS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002803 · Cited by 577 · see citing works

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: the eMERGe reporting guidance

France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A. S., Jepson, R. G., Maxwell, M., Roberts, R. J., Turley, R. L., Booth, A., et al. (2019) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/s12874-018-0600-0 · Cited by 469 · see citing works

Synthesising quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform guidelines on complex interventions: clarifying the purposes, designs and outlining some methods

Noyes, J., Booth, A., Moore, G., Flemming, K., Tunçalp, Ö., & Shakibazadeh, E. (2019) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000893 · Cited by 497 · see citing works

Qualitative evidence synthesis for complex interventions and guideline development: clarification of the purpose, designs and relevant methods

Flemming, K., Booth, A., Garside, R., Tunçalp, Ö., & Noyes, J. (2019) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000882 · Cited by 389 · see citing works

Psychedelic treatments for psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of patient experiences in qualitative studies

Breeksema, J. J., Niemeijer, A. R., Krediet, E., Vermetten, E., & Schoevers, R. A. (2020) · CNS Drugs · doi:10.1007/s40263-020-00748-y · Cited by 224 · see citing works

Structured methodology review identified seven (RETREAT) criteria for selecting qualitative evidence synthesis approaches

Booth, A., Noyes, J., Flemming, K., Gerhardus, A., Wahlster, P., van der Wilt, G. J., Mozygemba, K., Refolo, P., Sacchini, D., Tummers, M., et al. (2018) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.03.003 · Cited by 198 · see citing works

Extreme events and gender-based violence: a mixed-methods systematic review

van Daalen, K. R., Kallesøe, S. S., Davey, F., Dada, S., Jung, L., Singh, L., Issa, R., Emilian, C. A., Kuhn, I., Keygnaert, I., et al. (2022) · The Lancet Planetary Health · doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(22)00088-2 · Cited by 199 · see citing works

The quality of quality criteria: Replicating the development of the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ)

Buus, N., & Perron, A. (2020) · International Journal of Nursing Studies · doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103452 · Cited by 190 · see citing works

The research burden of randomized controlled trial participation: a systematic thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence

Naidoo, N., Nguyen, V. T., Ravaud, P., Young, B., Amiel, P., Schanté, D., Clarke, M., & Boutron, I. (2020) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-019-1476-5 · Cited by 144 · see citing works

Benefits and challenges of cancer peer support groups: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Jablotschkin, M., Binkowski, L., Markovits Hoopii, R., & Weis, J. (2022) · European Journal of Cancer Care · doi:10.1111/ecc.13700 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers: A systematic review

Weber, C., Krieger, B., Häne, E., Yarker, J., & McDowall, A. (2024) · Applied Psychology · doi:10.1111/apps.12431 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

A systematic review of core outcome set development studies demonstrates difficulties in defining unique outcomes

Young, A. E., Brookes, S. T., Avery, K. N. L., Davies, A., Metcalfe, C., & Blazeby, J. M. (2019) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.06.016 · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Personhood and Dementia Care: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis of the Perspectives of People With Dementia

Hennelly, N., Cooney, A., Houghton, C., & O’Shea, E. (2021) · The Gerontologist · doi:10.1093/geront/gnz159 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

The perspectives of patients with chronic diseases and their caregivers on self-management interventions: A scoping review of reviews.

Niño de Guzmán Quispe, E., Martínez García, L., Orrego Villagrán, C., Heijmans, M., Sunol, R., Fraile-Navarro, D., Pérez-Bracchiglione, J., Ninov, L., Salas-Gama, K., Viteri García, A., et al. (2021) · The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research · doi:10.1007/s40271-021-00514-2 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Relatives’ experiences of providing care for individuals with suicidal behaviour conceptualized as a moral career: A meta-ethnographic study

Juel, A., Berring, L. L., Hybholt, L., Erlangsen, A., Larsen, E. R., & Buus, N. (2021) · International Journal of Nursing Studies · doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103793 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Efficacy of racemic ketamine or esketamine monotherapy for reducing suicidal ideation in uni- or bipolar depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Li, J., Ma, L., Sun, H., Li, M., Cao, Y., Peng, Y., & Xu, J. (2025) · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/s00406-024-01920-x · Cited by 5 · see citing works

A systematic process for Mining Software Repositories: Results from a systematic literature review

Vidoni, M. C. (2021) · Information and Software Technology · doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2021.106791 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Exploring the Quality of Systematic Reviews on Pharmacist Interventions in Patients With Diabetes

Aguiar, P. M., Brito, G. D. C., Correr, C. J., de Lyra, D. P., & Storpirtis, S. (2014) · Annals of Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1177/1060028014529411 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Application of the percentage of non-overlapping data (PND) in systematic reviews and meta-analyses: A systematic review of reporting characteristics

Schlosser, R. W., Lee, D. L., & Wendt, O. (2008) · Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention · doi:10.1080/17489530802505412 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

The Development of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Use in Systematic Reviews: Addressing Questions of Prevalence

Munn, Z., Moola, S., Riitano, D., et al. (2014) · Research Information System of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (Ardabil University of Medical Sciences)

Methodological quality of systematic reviews in subfertility: a comparison of Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews in assisted reproductive technologies

Windsor, B., Popovich, I., Jordan, V., Showell, M., Shea, B., & Farquhar, C. (2012) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/des342 · Cited by 46 · see citing works