RESEARCH METHODS

Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: Towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8, 19-32. doi:10.1080/1364557032000119616

Brown, S., Becker, B., Garcia, A., Brown, A., & Ramirez, G. (2015). Model-driven meta-analyses for informing health care: A diabetes meta-analysis as an exemplar. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 37, 517-535.

Cooper, H. (2010).Research synthesis and meta-analysis: A step-by-step approach(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Conn, V., & Sells, T. (2014). WJNR welcomes umbrella reviews. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 36, 147-151.

Crandell, J., Voils, C., & Sandelowski, M. (2012). Bayesian approaches to the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research findings. In K. Hannes & C. Lockwood (Eds.),Synthesizing qualitative research: Choosing the right approach(pp. 137-159).Oxford, United Kingdom:Wiley-Black

Egan, M., Bambra, C., Petticre, M., & Whitehead, M. (2009) Reviewing evidence on complex social interventions: Appraising implementation in systematic reviews of the health effects of organizational-level workplace interventions.Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health,63, 4-11. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.071233

Gough, D., Thomas, J., & Oliver, S. (2012). Clarifying differences between review designs and methods.Systematic Reviews, 1(28). Retrieved from http://systematicreviewsjournal.com/content/1/1/28

Havill, N., Leeman, J., Shaw-Kokot, J., Knafl, K., Crandell, J., & Sandelowski. M. (2014). Managing large-volume literature searches in research synthesis studies. Nursing Outlook, 62, 112-118.

Higgins J., & Green, S. (2008).Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. (Updated March 2011 version 5.1.0; Available from www.cochrane-handbook.org)

Hopp, L., & Rittenmeyer, L. (2015). Review and synthesize completed research through systematic review. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 37, 1359-1372.

Kaster, M., Triccio, A., Soobiah, C., Lillie, E., Perrier, L., Horsley, T., Welch, V., Cogo, E., Antony, J., & Straus, S. (2012). What is the most appropriate knowledge synthesis method to conduct a review Protocol for a scoping review. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12, 114

Knafl, K. A. (2015).Family synthesis research:Possibilities and challenges [Editorial].Journal of Family Nursing,21(1),3-10.doi:10.1177/1074840714568740

Knafl, K., Leeman, J., Havill, N., Crandell, J., & Sandelowski, M. (2014). Delimiting family in syntheses of research on childhood chronic conditions and family life. Advance online publication. Family Process. doi: 10.1111/famp.12101

Leeman, J., Chang, Y. K., Voils, C. I., Crandell, J. L., & Sandelowski, M. (2011). A mixed-methods approach to synthesizing evidence on mediators of intervention effects. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 33(7) 870-900.

Leeman, J. L., Voils, C. I., & Sandelowski, M. (2015). Conducting mixed methods literature reviews: Synthesizing the evidence needed to develop and implement complex social and health interventions. In S. Hesse-Biber & B. Johnson (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Mixed and Multi-Method Research. New York: Oxford University Press.

Levac, D., Colquhoun, H., & O'Brien, K. (2010). Scoping studies: Advancing the methodology. Implementation Science, 5:69. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-5-69

Major, C., & Savin-Baden, M. (2011). Integration of qualitative evidence: Towards construction of academic knowledge in social science and professional fields. Qualitative Health Research,11. 645-663.

McGaghie, W. (2015). Varieties of integrative scholarship: Why rules of evidence, criteria, and standards matter. Academic Medicine, 90, 294-302.

Moher, D.,Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., Altman, D., & The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 151, 264-269. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097

Pope, C., Mays, N., & Popay, J. (2007). Synthesizing Qualitative and Quantitative Health Evidence. Berkshire, United Kingdom,Open University Press.

Sandelowski, M. (2008). Reading, writing, and systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 64, 104-110. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04813.x

Sandelowski, M. (2012). Metasynthesis of qualitative research. In H. Cooper (Ed.), APA handbook of research methods in psychology: Vol.2. Research designs: Quantitative, Qualitative, Neuropsychological, and Biological (pp. 19-36). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Sandelowski, M., & Barroso, J. (2007). Handbook for Synthesizing Qualitative Research. New York, NY: Springer.

Sandelowski, M., Leeman, J., Knafl, K., & Crandell, J. (2013). Text-in-context: A method for extracting findings in mixed-methods mixed research synthesis studies. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69, 1428-37. doi:10.1111/jan.12000

Sandelowski, M., Voils, C., & Barroso, J. (2006). Defining and designing mixed research synthesis studies. Research in the Schools, 13, 29-49.

Sandelowski, M., Voils, C., & Barroso, J. (2007). Comparability work and the management of difference in research synthesis studies. Social Science and Medicine, 64, 236-247. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.041

Sandelowski, M., Voils, C. I., Crandell, J., & Leeman, J. (2013). Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative research findings. In C. T. Beck (Ed.), Routledge International Handbook of Qualitative Nursing Research (pp. 347-356). New York: Routledge.

Sandelowski, M., Voils, C., Leeman, J., & Crandell, J. (2012). Mapping the mixed methods research synthesis terrain. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 6, 317-331. doi:10.1177/1558689811427913

Whittemore, R., Chao, A., Jang, Myoungock, Minges, K. E., & Park, C. (2014). Methods for knowledge synthesis: An overview. Heart & Lung, 43, 453-461. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.014

Example Family Synthesis Reports

Berge, J., & Patterson, J. (2004). Cystic fibrosis and the family: A review and critique of the literature. Families, Systems, & Health, 22, 74 -100.

Chesla, C. (2010). Do family interventions improve health Journal of Family Nursing, 16, 355-377. doi:10.1177/1074840710383145

Chesla, K., & Rungreangkulkij, S. (2001). Nursing research on family processes in chronic illness in ethnically diverse families: A decade review.Journal of Family Nursing, 7, 230-243. doi:10.1177/107484070100700302

Drotar, D., & Bonner, B. (2009). Influences on adherence to pediatric asthma treatm77.

Knafl, K. A., & Gilliss, C. L. (2002). Families and chronic illness: A synthesis of current research. Journal of Family Nursing, 8(3), 178-198. doi: 10.1177/107484070200800302

Martire, L., Lustig, A., Schulz, R., Miller, G., & Helgeson, V. (2004). Is it beneficial to involve a family member A meta-analysis of psychoeducational interventions for chronic illness. Health Psychology, 23, 599-611.

McCann, D., Bull, R., & Winzenberg, T. (2015). Sleep deprivation in parents caring for children with complex needs at home: A mixed methods systematic review. Journal of Family Nursing, 21, 86-118. doi:10.1177/1074840714562026

Ostlund, U., & Persson, C. (2014). Examining family responses to Family Systems Nursing interventions: An integrative review. Journal of Family Nursing, 20, 259-286. doi:10.1177/1074840714542962

Swallow, V., Macfadyen, A., Santacroce, S., & Lambert, H. (2011). Swallow, V., Macfadyen, A., Santacroce, S., & Lambert, H. (2011). Fathers' contributions to the management of their child's long-term medical condition: A narrative review of the literature. Health Expectations, 15, 157-175. doi:10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00674.x

Trautmann, J., Alhesen, J., Gross, D. (2015). Impact of deployment on military families with young children: A systematic review. Nursing Outlook, 63, 656-679.

Vermaes, I., van Susante, A., & van Bakel, H. (2012). Psychological functioning of siblings in families of children with chronic health conditions: A meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37, 166-184. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsr081

Wilkins, K., & Woodgate, R. (2005). A review of qualitative research on the childhood cancer experience from the perspective of siblings: A need to give them voice.Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing,22, 305-319. doi:10.1177/1043454205278035ent: A review of correlates and predictors. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 30, 574-582. doi:10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181c3c3bb

Holmbeck, G., Greenley, R., Coakley, R., Greco, J., & Hagstrom, J. (2006). Family functioning in children and adolescents with spina bifida: An evidence-based review of research and interventions. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 27, 249-277.

Knafl, K. A., & Gilliss, C. L. (2002). Families and chronic illness: A synthesis of current research. Journal of Family Nursing, 8(3), 178-198. doi: 10.1177/107484070200800302

Ostlund, U., & Persson, C. (2014). Examining family responses to Family Systems Nursing interventions: An integrative review. Journal of Family Nursing, 20, 259-286. doi:10.1177/1074840714542962