chapter 6 Flashcards
purpose of a literature review
Identifies theoretical and scientific knowledge
Identifies what is known and unknown about the topic
Identifies available evidence for use in practice
Identifies contribution of present study to the knowledge base
purpose of the literature review in quantitative studies
Direct the development and implementation of a study
Cite relevant and current sources
Document background and significance of study
Identify theoretical ideas to guide a study
purpose of the literature review in qualitative studies
Compare and combine study findings with literature
To explain, support, and extended research theory
As a background of research
As a way to formulate research questions
As a source of data
Qualitative study doesn’t want to bias themselves
Will do a brief literature review before
Explain support and extended theory
Mostly focuses on culture and what they need to find on that culture
Mostly focused on culture and what they need to find on that culture
Understand the situation in practice
all written sources relevant to the topic you have selected (ex: articles, Internet publications, monographs, conference paper, dissertations, thesis, textbook, etc.)
literature
the act of quoting a source, paraphrasing contents from a source.
citation
documentation of the origin of the cited quote or paraphrased ideas.
reference
content of publications
Theoretical literature: concept analysis, models, theories and conceptual frameworks
Empirical literature: data based research (ex: journal articles, thesis, dissertations)
quality of sources
Primary sources: written by the person(s) who conducted the research. Written by the theorist(s) who developed the theory
Secondary sources: summarizing or quoting contents from primary sources.
What ?”s are important when critically appraising literature review?
Are primary sources cited in the review?
Are the references current?
Are relevant studies identified and described?
Are revenant landmark or seminal studies described? Ground breaking study that offered new thinking on a topic
Are the studies critiques?
Does the study address a gap in the literature identified in the literature review?
Questions for critically appraising literature reviews:
Are sources paraphrased to promote the flow of content?
Is the current knowledge about the research problem described?
Does literature review identify the gap(s) in knowledge base that provides a basis for study?
Is the literature review clearly organized, logically developed and concise?
What components might the nurse researcher include in the literature review?
Review what is known and not known about the topic
The focus of the study
Current sources published within the past 5 yrs
Landmark studies may be included if essential to the background of the problem
Conduct a computerized search of the literature.
preparing to review the literature
conducting the search
processing the literature
writing the review of the literature
preparing to review the literature
Clarify the purpose of the literature review
Select electric databases and search terms
Sources must be current-published within the past 5 years: it depends.
Landmark studies may be included if essential to the background of the problem
conducting the search
Search the selected databases
Use a table to document the results of your search
Refine your search
Major concepts or variables of a research problem or topic used to search a database
May be single terms or phrases
Most databases have a thesaurus that can be used to identify search terms
Each keyword used should be listed in a written search plan
Review the abstract to identify relevant studies
Obtain full-test copies
Ensure the info needed to cite the source is recorded
processing the literature
Read the articles
Appraise, analyze, and synthesize the literature
writing the review of the literature
Develop an outline to organize info from the review
Write each section of the review
Create the reference list
Check the review and reference list
What might the nurse researcher record from the search?
Name of database
Date of search
Exact search strategy used
Number of articles found
% of relevant articles found
This info can be stored in a table
How can the nurse researcher limit the search?
To English language
The publication dates to recent years
To papers that are research
To full-test articles (this can be risky)
Peer reviewed publications
What sources can be utilized when searching the internet?
Search engines provide the means to search the internet
Some are better than others. Google scholar is an excellent search engine.
University libraries provide a list of goof search engines
You may find info on the internet that is useful to your topic
What does the nurse researcher include in the synthesis of sources?
Compile findings from all selected studies
Analyze and interpret clustered findings: synthesize and summarize findings!
Specify current state of research-based knowledge: state of the science
brief focused background and purpose of review
introduction
includes quality studies relevant to the topic.
discussion of theoretical literature
for each study purpose, sample, sample size, design, and specific findings are presented, using paraphrasing rather than direct quotes. Scholarly, but brief, critique of study strengths and weakness.
discussion of empirical literature
concise presentation of research knowledge about the selected topic—what is known and not known. Judgement starting whether there is adequate knowledge to direct change in clinical practice. Brief statement of proposed change in practice.
summary
concise presentation of research knowledge about the selected topic—what is known and not known. Judgement starting whether there is adequate knowledge to direct change in clinical practice. Brief statement of proposed change in practice.
summary
