Using meta ethnography to synthesise qualitative research: a worked example.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate the benefits of applying meta ethnography to the synthesis of qualitative research, by means of a worked example. METHODS:Four papers about lay meanings of medicines were arbitrarily chosen. Noblit and Hare's seven-step process for conducting a meta ethnography was employed: getting started; deciding what is relevant to the initial interest; reading the studies; determining how the studies are related; translating the studies into one another; synthesising translations; and expressing the synthesis. RESULTS:Six key concepts were identified: adherence/compliance; self-regulation; aversion; alternative coping strategies; sanctions; and selective disclosure. Four second-order interpretations (derived from the chosen papers) were identified, on the basis of which four third-order interpretations (based on the key concepts and second-order interpretations) were constructed. These were all linked together in a line of argument that accounts for patients' medicine-taking behaviour and communication with health professionals in different settings. Third-order interpretations were developed which were not only consistent with the original results but also extended beyond them. CONCLUSIONS:It is possible to use meta ethnography to synthesise the results of qualitative research. The worked example has produced middle-range theories in the form of hypotheses that could be tested by other researchers.

authors

Britten N,Campbell R,Pope C,Donovan J,Morgan M,Pill R

doi

10.1258/135581902320432732

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-10-01 00:00:00

pages

209-15

issue

4

eissn

1355-8196

issn

1758-1060

journal_volume

7

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