A "Meta-narrative review is one of an emerging menu of new approaches to qualitative and mixed-method systematic review. A meta-narrative review seeks to illuminate a heterogeneous topic area by highlighting the contrasting and complementary ways in which researchers have studied the same or a similar topic" (Wong et al, 2013).
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Wong, G., Greenhalgh, T., Westhorp, G., Buckingham, J., & Pawson, R. (2013). RAMESES publication standards: meta-narrative reviews. BMC medicine, 11(1), 1-15. Full Text
Walshe, N., Ryng, S., Drennan, J., O'Connor, P., O'Brien, S., Crowley, C., & Hegarty, J. (2021). Situation awareness and the mitigation of risk associated with patient deterioration: A meta-narrative review of theories and models and their relevance to nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 124, 104086. Full Text
References
Wong, G., Greenhalgh, T., Westhorp, G., Buckingham, J., & Pawson, R. (2013). RAMESES publication standards: meta-narrative reviews. BMC medicine, 11(1), 1-15. Full Text