A Guide to Qualitative Meta-synthesis

This book provides accessible guidelines for conducting all phases of theory-generating meta-synthesis research, including data collection, analysis, and theory generation. These theories provide a scaffolding that can be used by healthcare providers and other professionals to make context-based decisions and implement situation-specific actions.

Deborah Finfgeld-Connett, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor Emerita of the Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Dr. Finfgeld-Connett has been conducting health-care-related qualitative meta-synthesis research since the mid-1990s. During that time, she has worked to develop and fine-tune the methods that are presented in this textbook.

Preface Acknowledgement Chapter 1. Introduction to Theory-generating Meta-synthesis Research Chapter 2. Research Purpose, Topic, Questions, and Hypotheses Chapter 3. Data Collection and Sampling with E. Diane Johnson Chapter 4. Data Extraction, Analysis, and Theory Generation Chapter 5. Writing up the Results Chapter 6. Looking Ahead Glossary Appendix 1. Examples of Theory-generating Meta-synthesis Investigations Appendix 2. Article Reprint: Perceived Competency and Resolution of Homelessness Among Women With Substance Abuse Problems Appendix 3. Article Reprint: Qualitative Systematic Review of Intimate Partner Violence among Native Americans Appendix 4. Article Reprint: Intimate Partner Violence and its Resolution among Mexican Americans Appendix 5. Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP)