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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"qualitative synthesis"”.
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Integration of ear and hearing care services in low and middle-income health systems: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis
… investigated through a health systems lens. This qualitative review aimed to describe the various approaches to the EHC service integration in LMICs and to identify enabling and constraining factors. We conducted a qualitative synthesis to describe the factors influencing EHC service integration …
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A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of the experiences of parents of individuals living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and an investigation of the wellbeing of young people in Ireland during the first wave of the pandemic
The first part of this thesis is a qualitative synthesis that aimed to understand the lived experiences of parents of individuals with DMD. A systematic review protocol was developed, inclusive of review inclusion and exclusion criteria. Four databases were searched and results screened against the …
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Shifting Masculinities Amongst Men Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: A Multi-Method Phenomenological Inquiry
… and methodologically within a critical qualitative health framework, the research has two parts. Part one is a qualitative synthesis of nine existing international studies exploring men’s breast cancer experiences, following Noblit and Hare’s (1988) method for synthesising interpretive …
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School culture: a sequential mixed methods exploratory meta-analysis
… its characteristics. The data gathered from a qualitative synthesis and analysis of the acquired studies informed school culture taxonomy. The taxonomy presented domains, classes, categories, characteristics, and elements, which became the variables for meta-analysis. This adapted …
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Denationalized citizenship theory: what is the role of citizenship theory in homeland security?
… is often overlooked. This thesis presents a qualitative synthesis of the different types of citizenship theory to discover what aspects of this theoretical work are relevant to homeland security. The synthesis of the global, cosmopolitan, diaspora, multicultural, post- and transnational types …
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DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCT VALIDATION OF HOGAN’S RAW MODEL OF EMPLOYABILITY: THE WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD COMPONENT
… W in the model, appears to be multi-faceted; a qualitative synthesis of themes suggests that the construct may be dispositional. I examined proactive personality by using the G ProACT scale to help understand the multi-dimensionality of <em>Willingness to Work Hard</em>. <em>Taking initiative, …
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What influences the presentation of patients with chronic breathlessness to the Emergency Department? A mixed methods study
… of findings at analysis. A systematic review and qualitative synthesis were performed to examine the literature on the experience of breathlessness. A prospective survey and case note review were conducted to establish the prevalence of presentations due to acute-on-chronic breathlessness at the …
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The effect of mindfulness movement therapy on arm and hand function in people with and without stroke
… stroke. In phase I, 13 studies were included for qualitative synthesis but no studies focused on the primary outcome of motor function. In phase II, MMTP improved motor performance speed of the upper limbs for both hands, especially in the trained upper limb (p=0.008) and affected mood (p=0.033) …
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The People behind the Curtain: A Proposed Succession Planning Model for University-Wide Research Institutes
… this research involved a three phase process: 1) qualitative synthesis of scholarly literature, 2) electronic surveys of institute directors and university-level administrators, and 3) follow-up telephone interviews. The research synthesis focused on successful succession programs in for-profit, …
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The Proactive Technology Project Recovery Function: A Methodological Analysis
… the relevant empirical studies are predominantly qualitative in nature and reside across many disciplines, the second essay will focus on the nature and use of the qualitative synthesis group of methodologies. This group embraces a synthesis perspective that integrates multiple qualitative studies …
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Sparking pedagogic change in Southern Africa: Generating middle range theory on how, why and under what conditions teachers start enacting pedagogic change
… new pedagogic approaches? The research leverages qualitative data from existing and ongoing PLPs in two conceptually connected studies to generate original explanatory theory. Study 1 develops and employs an innovative approach to synthesising existing qualitative peer-reviewed literature. This …
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De-Contextualised Risk Information in the Primary Care Consultation
… consultations. Methods A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of Electronic Risk Assessment Tools (eRATs), as an example of DRI in primary care diagnosis, was undertaken. A qualitative study involving general practitioners (GPs) who had utilised an eRAT as part of the ERICA trial (an …
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The impact of Artificial Intelligence focus on firm performance: the role of R&D and top manager education level
… Initial foundations were laid with a careful qualitative synthesis of the existing literature, which helped understand AI focus and how it might affect firm performance. The research used an exploratory approach by analysing the annual reports of Chinese-listed companies for the period 2014 to …
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Clarity and inclusivity as precursors to disseminate, implement, and translate yoga principles for behavioral health
… study is a systematic review that used a novel qualitative synthesis to examine how yoga is defined and described in peer-reviewed mental health and wellbeing literature. Of 5206 studies identified, we included and reviewed 129. We present a qualitative analysis of 1291 meaning units (i.e., …
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“Examining the role of trust in collaborative efforts in the management of learner substance abuse issues in schools: perspectives of parents, teachers, and school principals in Cape Town”
… were used in this study. The first method was a qualitative systematic review of 13 articles from various scholarly databases. A PICo search framework guided the search process, and a PRISMA flow diagram was utilised to track and screen the articles. The qualitative synthesis provided a …