dc.contributor.author | Britten, N | |
dc.contributor.author | France, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Cunningham, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ring, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Uny, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Duncan, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Jepson, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Maxwell, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Turley, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Noyes, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Booth, A | |
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, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Pope, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Vanstone, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Higginbottom, G | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-20T14:46:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-01-15 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aims
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 2015-2017, 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, multi-disciplinary
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 nineteen 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 | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study was funded by an NIHR Health Service and Delivery Research (HS&DR) grant
(13/114/60). The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect those of the HS&DR Programme, NIHR, NHS or the Department of
Health.
The systematic reviews were undertaken with the support of DECIPHer, a UKCRC Public
Health Research: Centre of Excellence. Funding from the British Heart Foundation, Cancer
Research UK, Economic and Social Research Council (RES-590-28-0005), Medical
Research Council, the Welsh Government and the Wellcome Trust (WT087640MA), under
the auspices of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, is gratefully acknowledged. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 15 January 2019. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/jan.13809 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34046 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. | |
dc.subject | Meta-ethnography | en_GB |
dc.subject | Reporting | en_GB |
dc.subject | Guideline | en_GB |
dc.subject | Qualitative Evidence Synthesis | en_GB |
dc.subject | Systematic review | en_GB |
dc.subject | Publication standards | en_GB |
dc.subject | Nursing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Qualitative research | en_GB |
dc.subject | Research design | en_GB |
dc.title | Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0309-2402 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Advanced Nursing | en_GB |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-01-17T09:16:01Z | |