Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance
dc.contributor.author | France, EF | |
dc.contributor.author | Cunningham, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ring, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Uny, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Duncan, EAS | |
dc.contributor.author | Jepson, RG | |
dc.contributor.author | Maxwell, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, RJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Turley, RL | |
dc.contributor.author | Booth, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Britten, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Flemming, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Gallagher, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Garside, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Hannes, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Lewin, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Noblit, GW | |
dc.contributor.author | Pope, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Vanstone, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Higginbottom, GMA | |
dc.contributor.author | Noyes, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-22T14:33:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-01-31 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta-ethnography reporting. Background: Evidence-based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's experiences and associated social processes. Meta-ethnography is a rigorous seven-phase qualitative evidence synthesis methodology, developed by Noblit and Hare. Meta-ethnography is used widely in health research, but reporting is often poor quality and this discourages trust in and use of its findings. Meta-ethnography reporting guidance is needed to improve reporting quality. Design: The eMERGe study used a rigorous mixed-methods design and evidence-based methods to develop the novel reporting guidance and explanatory notes. Methods: The study, conducted from 2015 to 2017, comprised of: (1) a methodological systematic review of guidance for meta-ethnography conduct and reporting; (2) a review and audit of published meta-ethnographies to identify good practice principles; (3) international, multidisciplinary consensus-building processes to agree guidance content; (4) innovative development of the guidance and explanatory notes. Findings: Recommendations and good practice for all seven phases of meta-ethnography conduct and reporting were newly identified leading to 19 reporting criteria and accompanying detailed guidance. Conclusion: The bespoke eMERGe Reporting Guidance, which incorporates new methodological developments and advances the methodology, can help researchers to report the important aspects of meta-ethnography. Use of the guidance should raise reporting quality. Better reporting could make assessments of confidence in the findings more robust and increase use of meta-ethnography outputs to improve practice, policy, and service user outcomes in health and other fields. This is the first tailored reporting guideline for meta-ethnography. This article is being simultaneously published in the following journals: Journal of Advanced Nursing, Psycho-oncology, Review of Education, and BMC Medical Research Methodology. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Wellcome Trust | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 19: 25 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12874-018-0600-0 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 13/114/60 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | RES-590-28-0005 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | WT087640MA | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/121589 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | BMC | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated | en_GB |
dc.subject | Guideline | en_GB |
dc.subject | Meta-ethnography | en_GB |
dc.subject | Nursing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Publication standards | en_GB |
dc.subject | Qualitative evidence synthesis | en_GB |
dc.subject | Qualitative research | en_GB |
dc.subject | Reporting | en_GB |
dc.subject | Research design | en_GB |
dc.subject | Systematic review | en_GB |
dc.title | Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-22T14:33:14Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.description | Additional supporting information may be found online at https://osf.io/nmf7v/ | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1471-2288 | |
dc.identifier.journal | BMC Medical Research Methodology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-01-31 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2020-06-22T14:28:45Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-06-22T14:33:18Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.depositException | publishedGoldOA | |
refterms.depositExceptionExplanation | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0600-0 |
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