Conceptualising engagement with digital behaviour change interventions: a systematic review using principles from critical interpretive synthesis

O Perski, A Blandford, R West… - Translational behavioral …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract “Engagement” with digital behaviour change interventions (DBCIs) is considered
important for their effectiveness. Evaluating engagement is therefore a priority; however, a …

Convergent and sequential synthesis designs: implications for conducting and reporting systematic reviews of qualitative and quantitative evidence

QN Hong, P Pluye, M Bujold, M Wassef - Systematic reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background Systematic reviews of qualitative and quantitative evidence can provide a rich
understanding of complex phenomena. This type of review is increasingly popular, has been …

An introduction to systematic reviews

D Gough, J Thomas, S Oliver - 2017 - torrossa.com
Chapter 1 discussed the ways that reviews examine previous research and other forms of
evidence to answer review questions and how their methods depend upon the questions …

Doing a systematic review: A student's guide

A Boland, R Dickson, G Cherry - 2017 - torrossa.com
Welcome to the second edition of Doing A Systematic Review: A Student's Guide! It strikes
us as odd that the preface to the second edition of a book usually assumes that the reader is …

Effective dementia education and training for the health and social care workforce: a systematic review of the literature

CA Surr, C Gates, D Irving, J Oyebode… - Review of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Ensuring an informed and effective dementia workforce is of international concern; however,
there remains limited understanding of how this can be achieved. This review aimed to …

Unpacking assumptions in research synthesis: A critical construct synthesis approach

JR Wolgemuth, T Hicks, V Agosto - Educational Researcher, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Research syntheses in education, particularly meta-analyses and best-evidence syntheses,
identify evidence-based practices by combining findings across studies whose constructs …

A mixed‐methods systematic review of the effects of mindfulness on nurses

L Guillaumie, O Boiral… - Journal of advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To review the effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on Registered Nurses and
nursing students. Background Work‐related stress among nurses is estimated to be the …

Metasynthetic madness: what kind of monster have we created?

S Thorne - Qualitative health research, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
From its origins in the 1990s, the qualitative health research metasynthesis project
represented a methodological maneuver to capitalize on a growing investment in …

The role of ICT use in SMEs towards poverty reduction: A systematic literature review

B Mbuyisa, A Leonard - Journal of International Development, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to review the literature on the relationship between information
and communication technology (ICT), small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and poverty …

Barriers and facilitators in providing oral care to nursing home residents, from the perspective of care aides: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Hoben, A Clarke, KT Huynh, N Kobagi, A Kent… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Oral health of nursing home residents is generally poor, with severe
consequences for residents' general health and quality of life and for the health care system …