8. Mixed methods systematic reviews
- Carolyn Phillips
- Emilie Francis
- Bianca Pilla
Lucylynn Lizarondo1, Cindy Stern1, Judith Carrier, Christina Godfrey, Kendra Rieger, Susan Salmond, Joao Apostolo, Pamela Kirkpatrick, Heather Loveday
1 Co-first authors
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Lizarondo L, Stern C, Carrier J, Godfrey C, Rieger K, Salmond S, Apostolo J, Kirkpatrick P, Loveday H. Chapter 8: Mixed methods systematic reviews (2020). Aromataris E, Lockwood C, Porritt K, Pilla B, Jordan Z, editors. JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI; 2024. Available from: https://synthesismanual.jbi.global. Â
https://doi.org/10.46658/JBIMES-24-07
Interim Guidance
JBI Methodology Groups are continuously working to improve, update and further the science of JBI Evidence Syntheses. JBI Methodology chapters are updated when there have been significant changes to a methodology, as determined by the JBI Scientific Committee. Interim guidance for steps, sections or stages of a review methodology is often provided via publications ahead of formal chapter updates. Please see below for relevant interim guidance:
Five common pitfalls in mixed methods systematic reviews: lessons learned Lizarondo, L et al 2022 Common pitfalls in conducting a mixed methods systematic review relate to the justification for undertaking a mixed methods approach to the systematic review, mismatch between the review questions and the synthesis/integration approach used, inadvertent or deliberate exclusion of mixed methods primary research in the review, lack of clarity about data transformation, and the lack of integration of the quantitative and qualitative components of the review. | Methodological guidance for the conduct of mixed methods systematic reviews Stern, C et al 2020 This paper outlines the updated methodological approach for conducting a JBI mixed methods systematic review with a focus on data synthesis; specifically, methods related to how data are combined and the overall integration of the quantitative and qualitative evidence. |