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Systematic review of literature and qualitative metasynthesis: considerations about their application in nursing research

This study is a reflection on the conduction of qualitative meta-synthesis. It addresses the characteristics of systematic bibliographic review as an emerging trend in gathering data for decision-making in health care, comparing diverse review methods, meta-analysis, and meta-synthesis. It discusses qualitative research through its definitions, various disciplines, methods and particularities, highlighting the vast production of qualitative research in nursing and the need create visibility and the impact of results as practical applications. This study presents a definition for qualitative meta-synthesis and its characteristics, discussing the complexity of the methodology and practical aspects of the process. We conclude that qualitative meta-synthesis can be a tool to be researched in nursing, improving and validating the methodology through the inclusion of the large production of qualitative research in nursing, with key points of the profession of providing and receiving care.

Nursing methodology research; Review literature as topic; Qualitative research


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