Performance of conceptual framework elements for the retrieval of qualitative health literature: a case study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A growing volume of studies address methods for performing systematic reviews of qualitative studies. One such methodological aspect is the conceptual framework used to structure the review question and plan the search strategy for locating relevant studies. The purpose of this case study was to evaluate the retrieval potential of each element of conceptual frameworks in qualitative systematic reviews in the health sciences.

Methods

The presence of elements from conceptual frameworks in publication titles, abstracts, and controlled vocabulary in CINAHL and PubMed was analyzed using a set of qualitative reviews and their included studies as a gold standard. Using a sample of 101 publications, we determined whether particular publications could be retrieved if a spec

SUBMITTER: Frandsen TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485961 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature