Developing evidence based social care policy and practice. Part 3: feasibility of undertaking systematic reviews in social care

Long, AF; Godfrey, M; Randall, T; Brettle, A; Grant, MJ

Abstract

Summarises the issues faced in undertaking systematic reviews in social care. Based on a feasibility study which involved undertaking systematic reviews in two topic areas (severe mental illness and prevention). Recognises that social care is complext and provides guidance on developing the review question, searching for evidence, appropriate evidence bases, evaluation tools, measuring outcomes and synthesis of evidence. Includes 3 tools to critically appraise quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods study designs. The project was undertaken jointly by the Health Care Practice R&D Unit, University of Salford and the Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds

Citation

Long, A., Godfrey, M., Randall, T., Brettle, A., & Grant, M. (2002). Developing evidence based social care policy and practice. Part 3: feasibility of undertaking systematic reviews in social care

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Apr 7, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• ISBN: 1903475341
• Keywords: systematic reviews, social care, feasibility studies, systematic review methodology, critical appraisal tools
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : Health Care Practice R&D Unit, University of Salford, Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds; Funders : Department of Health, Outcomes for Social Care programme