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Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
This book aims to make familiar current methods and standards for research synthesis. It describes systematic reviews and meta-analyses, with numerous examples relevant to social work practice and policy. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis can overcome important limitations that are inherent in traditional, narrative summaries of research. The process of conducting a systematic review is described. The book is organized according to the steps involved in conducting a meta-analysis within a systematic review.
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“Ideally, the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention data for each group should be used in a meta-analysis [47].”
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“” 8 Building a systematic review team that incorporates diverse expertise in areas such as content, systematic review methods, searching, and quantitative synthesis has been shown to significantly improve the quality of the review work.”
BackgroundHall, W. J., Chapman, M. V., Lee, K. M., Merino, Y. M., Thomas, T. W., Payne, B. K., Eng, E., Day, S. H., & Coyne-Beasley, T. (2015) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2015.302903 · Cited by 2,176
Pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain: Evidence-based recommendations
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How Many Studies Do You Need?: A Primer on Statistical Power for Meta-Analysis
Valentine, J. C., Pigott, T. D., & Rothstein, H. R. (2010) · Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics · doi:10.3102/1076998609346961 · Cited by 1,294
Three-level meta-analysis of dependent effect sizes
Van den Noortgate, W., López-López, J. A., Marín-Martínez, F., & Sánchez-Meca, J. (2013) · Behavior Research Methods · doi:10.3758/s13428-012-0261-6 · Cited by 1,130
Metadata
- Authors
- Littell, J. H., Corcoran, J., & Pillai, V.
- Affiliations
- Bryn Mawr College (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Venue
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2008-03-13
- OpenAlex
- W1532814563
- Cited by
- 1,293
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 42 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 88 · 2023: 106 · 2022: 83 · 2021: 127 · 2020: 110 · 2019: 82 · 2018: 72 · 2017: 73 · 2016: 73 · 2015: 52 · 2014: 66 · 2013: 63 · 2012: 69
- FWCI
- 3.39
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Keywords
- systematic reviews, meta-analysis, evidence synthesis, social work practice, social policy, evidence-based practice, research methodology
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