An integrative review on methodological considerations in mental health research - design, sampling, data collection procedure and quality assurance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several typologies and guidelines are available to address the methodological and practical considerations required in mental health research. However, few studies have actually attempted to systematically identify and synthesise these considerations. This paper provides an integrative review that identifies and synthesises the available research evidence on mental health research methodological considerations.

Methods

A search of the published literature was conducted using EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus. The search was limited to papers published in English for the timeframe 2000-2018. Using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, three reviewers independently screened the retrieved papers. A data extraction form was used to

SUBMITTER: Badu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6785873 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature