The following are a list of research publications that researchers may find useful:
Evidence base
- The Levels of Evidence and their role in Evidence-Based Medicine
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124652/ - Hierarchy of evidence: a framework for ranking evidence evaluating healthcare interventions
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00662.x
Systematic Reviews
- Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach
https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x - What is a systematic review?
https://ebn.bmj.com/content/14/3/64 - Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024725/ - Systematic and other reviews: criteria and complexities
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245150/
Qualitative Research
- Qualitative Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470395/ - Demystification and Actualisation of Data Saturation in Qualitative Research Through Thematic Analysis
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/16094069241229777?icid=int.sj-abstract.citing-articles.2 - To saturate or not to saturate? Questioning data saturation as a useful concept for thematic analysis and sample-size rationales
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2159676X.2019.1704846 - Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848812/ - Framework analysis: Using framework analysis in health visiting research: Exploring first-time fathers’ mental health and wellbeing
https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/johv.2021.9.5.206 - A hands-on guide to doing content analysis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234169/ - Content analysis: How to plan and perform a qualitative study using content analysis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352900816000029?via%3Dihub - How phenomenology can help us learn from the experiences of others
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6468135/ - Phenomenology: A Phenomenological Study of Nurses’ Experience in Caring for COVID-19 Patients
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910268/ - What is grounded theory?
https://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/2/34 - Grounded Theory: How to do a grounded theory study: a worked example of a study of dental practices
https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2288-11-128 - How to use and assess qualitative research methods
https://neurolrespract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42466-020-00059-z - How to … assess the quality of qualitative research
https://asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tct.13242 - Assessing quality in qualitative research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1117321/ - A Review of the Quality Indicators of Rigor in Qualitative Research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7055404/ - Rigor or Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research: Perspectives, Strategies, Reconceptualization, and Recommendations
https://journals.lww.com/dccnjournal/fulltext/2017/07000/rigor_or_reliability_and_validity_in_qualitative.6.aspx - Revisiting Bias in Qualitative Research: Reflections on Its Relationship With Funding and Impact
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1609406917748992 - Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical review
https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2288-9-59 - Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5993836/
Quantitative Research
- Quantitative research
https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/esrc/what-is-social-science/quantitative-research/ - An Overview of the Fundamentals of Data Management, Analysis, and Interpretation in Quantitative Research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749208123000293 - Sample sizes for saturation in qualitative research: A systematic review of empirical tests
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953621008558 - Sample size determination: A practical guide for health researchers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jgf2.600 - Sampling techniques and sample size calculation: How and how many participants should I select for my research?
https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-enfermeria-intensiva-english-edition–430-articulo-sampling-techniques-sample-size-calculation-S2529984022000039 - Basic statistical tools in research and data analysis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037948/ - Basics of statistics for primary care research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6583801/
Mixed Methods Research
- Mixed methods research: expanding the evidence base
https://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/3/74 - How to Construct a Mixed Methods Research Design
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602001/ - The Growing Importance of Mixed-Methods Research in Health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9057171/ - Mixed methods research: what it is and what it could be https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11186-019-09345-5
Patient, Public and Service user Involvement/ Engagement
- Patient and public involvement in research: a review of practical resources for young investigators
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9996937/ - A Researcher’s Guide to Patient and Public Involvement
https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/A-Researchers-Guide-to-PPI.pdf - PPI in research: a reflection from early stage researchers
https://researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40900-019-0170-2 - The extent, quality and impact of patient and public involvement in primary care research: a mixed methods study
https://researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40900-018-0100-8
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Research
- Increasing Participation of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups in Health and Social Care Research
https://arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/arc-store-resources/increasing-participation-black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-groups-health-and - Research participation for parents from minority ethnic groups during the perinatal period in the UK
https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2024.0042 - Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in research and funding: reflections from a digital manufacturing research network https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-024-00144-w
- Barriers to equality, diversity and inclusion in research and academia stubbornly persist. So, what are we doing about it? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416775/
EQUATOR Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research
EQUATOR Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research
https://www.equator-network.org/about-us/