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Using Qualitative Evidence in Decision Making for Health and Social Interventions

An Approach to Assess Confidence in Findings from Qualitative Evidence Syntheses (GRADE-Cerqual)

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ID23337293
AuthorsSimon Lewin (0000-0001-7521-9515, South African Medical Research Council, corresponding author), Claire Glenton (0000-0002-7558-7737, Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter for Helsetjenesten), Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas (0000-0002-6051-9010, Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter for Helsetjenesten), Heather Munthe-Kaas, Benedicte Carlsen (Uni Research (Norway)), C J Colvin (0000-0002-8930-7863, University of Cape Town), Metin Gülmezoglu (World Health Organization), Jane Noyes (0000-0003-4238-5984, Bangor University), Andrew Booth (0000-0003-4808-3880, University of Sheffield), Ruth Garside (0000-0003-1649-4773, University of Exeter), Arash Rashidian (0000-0002-4005-5183, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean)
Year2015
Volume12
Issue10
Pagese1001895
Publication date2015-10-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLoS Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1549-1277 • E-ISSN: 1549-1676
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pmed.1001895
PMID26506244
OpenAlexW2107819237
LanguageEN
Citations received74
References cited33

Simon Lewin and colleagues present a methodology for increasing transparency and confidence in qualitative research synthesis.

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