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Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings – paper 6 : how to assess relevance of the data
- Source :
- Implementation science, 2018, Vol.13(S1), pp.4 [Peer Reviewed Journal], Implementation Science, Implementation Science, Vol 13, Iss S1, Pp 51-61 (2018), Implementation Science : IS
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- BioMed Central, 2018.
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Abstract
- Background The GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has been developed by the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) Working Group. The approach has been developed to support the use of findings from qualitative evidence syntheses in decision-making, including guideline development and policy formulation. CERQual includes four components for assessing how much confidence to place in findings from reviews of qualitative research (also referred to as qualitative evidence syntheses): (1) methodological limitations, (2) coherence, (3) adequacy of data and (4) relevance. This paper is part of a series providing guidance on how to apply CERQual and focuses on CERQual’s relevance component. Methods We developed the relevance component by searching the literature for definitions, gathering feedback from relevant research communities and developing consensus through project group meetings. We tested the CERQual relevance component within several qualitative evidence syntheses before agreeing on the current definition and principles for application. Results When applying CERQual, we define relevance as the extent to which the body of data from the primary studies supporting a review finding is applicable to the context (perspective or population, phenomenon of interest, setting) specified in the review question. In this paper, we describe the relevance component and its rationale and offer guidance on how to assess relevance in the context of a review finding. This guidance outlines the information required to assess relevance, the steps that need to be taken to assess relevance and examples of relevance assessments. Conclusions This paper provides guidance for review authors and others on undertaking an assessment of relevance in the context of the CERQual approach. Assessing the relevance component requires consideration of potentially important contextual factors at an early stage in the review process. We expect the CERQual approach, and its individual components, to develop further as our experiences with the practical implementation of the approach increase. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13012-017-0693-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
- Subjects :
- Research design
Biomedical Research
Evidence-based practice
Decision Making
Population
Method
Confidence
Health Informatics
Relevance
Health informatics
Systematic review methodology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Qualitative research
Confidence Intervals
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Grading (education)
Publishing
lcsh:R5-920
Qualitative evidence synthesis
education.field_of_study
Evidence-Based Medicine
Management science
business.industry
030503 health policy & services
Health Policy
Methodology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Reproducibility of Results
General Medicine
Evidence-based medicine
Data Accuracy
GRADE
Systematic review
Guidance
lcsh:Medicine (General)
0305 other medical science
business
Systematic Reviews as Topic
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17485908
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Implementation science, 2018, Vol.13(S1), pp.4 [Peer Reviewed Journal], Implementation Science, Implementation Science, Vol 13, Iss S1, Pp 51-61 (2018), Implementation Science : IS
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9c64e68e0fe484cbfed7a22b4547d8f6