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META-ANALYSIS OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES: A TOOL FOR REVIEWING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY.
Psychother Res. 2008 Nov 26;:1-10
Authors: Timulak L
This article focuses on the presentation of qualitative meta-analysis as a method for reviewing qualitative studies. Qualitative meta-analysis is an attempt to conduct a rigorous secondary qualitative analysis of primary qualitative findings. Its purpose-to provide a more comprehensive description of a phenomenon and an assessment of the influence of the method of investigation on findings-is discussed. The distinctive features of conducting meta-analysis approaches are presented. Several considerations important for conducting qualitative meta-analysis are also discussed. The author uses examples of the first experiences attempted with qualitative meta-analysis in the field of psychotherapy research.
PMID: 19034804 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]