2021•Journal of Mixed Methods ResearchOpen access

Systematic Reviews of Systematic Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Studies Reviews in Healthcare Research: How to Assess the Methodological Quality of Included Reviews?

Geneviève Rouleau, Quan Nha Hong, Navdeep Kaur, Marie‐Pierre Gagnon, José Côté, Julien Bouix‐Picasso, Pierre Pluye

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Conducting a review of systematic reviews can be challenging, especially when combining systematic quantitative, qualitative and mixed studies reviews. In this methodological discussion paper, we propose (a) a typology for categorizing various types of review of reviews and (b) an exploration of criteria pertaining to three existing critical appraisal tools (ROBIS, AMSTAR 2, and MMSR) to identify those that could be adapted for qualitative and mixed studies reviews. Further work has to be done to develop methodological guidance in conducting, interpreting, and reporting reviews of reviews that combine qualitative and quantitative data.

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Key concepts: Systematic review, Typology, Management science, Qualitative research, Multimethodology, Critical appraisal, Qualitative property, Health care