Published in J Health Serv Res Policy on October 01, 2002
Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2008) 7.42
Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research. PLoS Med (2007) 5.63
Conducting a critical interpretive synthesis of the literature on access to healthcare by vulnerable groups. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 5.13
Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical review. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 4.69
Using research to inform healthcare managers' and policy makers' questions: from summative to interpretive synthesis. Healthc Policy (2005) 3.12
Lay understanding of familial risk of common chronic diseases: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research. Ann Fam Med (2004) 2.93
Thou shalt versus thou shalt not: a meta-synthesis of GPs' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines. Br J Gen Pract (2007) 2.91
Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ. BMC Med Res Methodol (2012) 2.85
Population tobacco control interventions and their effects on social inequalities in smoking: systematic review. Tob Control (2008) 2.76
Why do women not use antenatal services in low- and middle-income countries? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. PLoS Med (2013) 2.64
A systematic review of qualitative findings on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health (2013) 2.57
Limits to modern contraceptive use among young women in developing countries: a systematic review of qualitative research. Reprod Health (2009) 2.38
Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: lessons learnt. BMC Med Res Methodol (2008) 2.28
Social and cultural factors affecting uptake of interventions for malaria in pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review of the qualitative research. PLoS One (2011) 2.12
"Brimful of STARLITE": toward standards for reporting literature searches. J Med Libr Assoc (2006) 1.84
Do health partnerships with organisations in lower income countries benefit the UK partner? A review of the literature. Global Health (2013) 1.70
Chemobrain experienced by breast cancer survivors: a meta-ethnography study investigating research and care implications. PLoS One (2014) 1.45
Social determinants of health and seasonal influenza vaccination in adults ≥65 years: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.37
A systematic review and meta-synthesis of the impact of low back pain on people's lives. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2014) 1.32
Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of primary prevention and health promotion activities in primary care: a synthesis through meta-ethnography. PLoS One (2014) 1.26
Patients' experiences of chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative systematic review. Br J Gen Pract (2013) 1.25
"Best fit" framework synthesis: refining the method. BMC Med Res Methodol (2013) 1.15
Managing depression in primary care: A meta-synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research from the UK to identify barriers and facilitators. BMC Fam Pract (2011) 1.14
Psychosocial factors that shape patient and carer experiences of dementia diagnosis and treatment: a systematic review of qualitative studies. PLoS Med (2012) 1.11
Systematic review of beliefs, behaviours and influencing factors associated with disclosure of a mental health problem in the workplace. BMC Psychiatry (2012) 1.08
Decision-making regarding total knee replacement surgery: a qualitative meta-synthesis. BMC Health Serv Res (2007) 1.06
Blame the Patient, Blame the Doctor or Blame the System? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies of Patient Safety in Primary Care. PLoS One (2015) 1.04
A review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Patient Educ Couns (2011) 1.00
Integrated programs for women with substance use issues and their children: a qualitative meta-synthesis of processes and outcomes. Harm Reduct J (2009) 0.97
Barriers to, and facilitators of, the prevention of unintentional injury in children in the home: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research. Inj Prev (2010) 0.96
Can the theoretical domains framework account for the implementation of clinical quality interventions? BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.96
A qualitative synthesis of diabetes self-management strategies for long term medical outcomes and quality of life in the UK. BMC Health Serv Res (2014) 0.94
Barriers to, and facilitators of, parenting programmes for childhood behaviour problems: a qualitative synthesis of studies of parents' and professionals' perceptions. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2013) 0.93
Integrating HIV care into nurse-led primary health care services in South Africa: a synthesis of three linked qualitative studies. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.92
Obesity, stigma, and responsibility in health care: A synthesis of qualitative studies. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being (2011) 0.91
'They're doing surgery on two people': a meta-ethnography of the influences on couples' treatment decision making for prostate cancer. Health Expect (2010) 0.91
A methodological systematic review of what's wrong with meta-ethnography reporting. BMC Med Res Methodol (2014) 0.90
'Continuity of care': a critical interpretive synthesis of how the concept was elaborated by a national research programme. Int J Integr Care (2012) 0.88
Help seeking behavior of women with self-discovered breast cancer symptoms: a meta-ethnographic synthesis of patient delay. PLoS One (2014) 0.87
Capacity for care: meta-ethnography of acute care nurses' experiences of the nurse-patient relationship. J Adv Nurs (2012) 0.87
Women with heart failure are at high psychosocial risk: a systematic review of how sex and gender influence heart failure self-care. Cardiol Res Pract (2011) 0.86
Understanding the health and social care needs of people living with IBD: a meta-synthesis of the evidence. World J Gastroenterol (2012) 0.86
Exploring the feasibility of theory synthesis: a worked example in the field of health related risk-taking. Soc Sci Med (2014) 0.85
Medication taking in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis. Ann Fam Med (2014) 0.85
Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies. BMC Fam Pract (2014) 0.84
The Contradictions of Telehealth User Experience in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis. PLoS One (2015) 0.84
The patient's experience of the psychosocial process that influences identity following stroke rehabilitation: a metaethnography. ScientificWorldJournal (2014) 0.84
Patient preferences for future care--how can Advance Care Planning become embedded into dementia care: a study protocol. BMC Geriatr (2010) 0.83
A critical analysis of the implementation of service user involvement in primary care research and health service development using normalization process theory. Health Expect (2014) 0.82
Primary care patients' perspectives of barriers and enablers of primary prevention and health promotion-a meta-ethnographic synthesis. PLoS One (2015) 0.81
Peer-to-peer mentoring for individuals with early inflammatory arthritis: feasibility pilot. BMJ Open (2013) 0.80
What do young people think about their school-based sex and relationship education? A qualitative synthesis of young people's views and experiences. BMJ Open (2016) 0.80
Medication-related burden and patients' lived experience with medicine: a systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative studies. BMJ Open (2016) 0.80
Exploring the intangible economic costs of stillbirth. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2015) 0.79
Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe). BMC Med Res Methodol (2015) 0.78
Living with complexity; marshalling resources: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of lived experience of mental and physical multimorbidity. BMC Fam Pract (2015) 0.78
Multiple conditions: exploring literature from the consumer perspective in Australia. Health Expect (2012) 0.78
Offspring of parents with chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of pain, health, psychological, and family outcomes. Pain (2015) 0.78
A Systematic Review of Patients' Experiences in Communicating with Primary Care Physicians: Intercultural Encounters and a Balance between Vulnerability and Integrity. PLoS One (2015) 0.78
Metasynthesis: Experiences of Women with Severe Maternal Morbidity and Their Perception of the Quality of Health Care. PLoS One (2015) 0.78
The use of purposeful sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example on sexual adjustment to a cancer trajectory. BMC Med Res Methodol (2016) 0.77
Normalizing suffering: A meta-synthesis of experiences of and perspectives on pain and pain management in nursing homes. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being (2016) 0.77
What to eat when off treatment and living with involuntary weight loss and cancer: a systematic search and narrative review. Support Care Cancer (2010) 0.77
Metasynthesis of youth suicidal behaviours: perspectives of youth, parents, and health care professionals. PLoS One (2015) 0.77
Long-Term Condition Self-Management Support in Online Communities: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Papers. J Med Internet Res (2016) 0.77
Including mixed methods research in systematic reviews: examples from qualitative syntheses in TB and malaria control. BMC Med Res Methodol (2012) 0.77
The role of schools in children and young people's self-harm and suicide: systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative research. BMC Public Health (2016) 0.77
Challenges in the provision of healthcare services for migrants: a systematic review through providers' lens. BMC Health Serv Res (2015) 0.76
Living With Ambiguity: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research on Mild Cognitive Impairment. Gerontologist (2015) 0.76
N of 1 trials and the optimal individualisation of drug treatments: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev (2017) 0.75
Towards a gender perspective in qualitative research on voluntary medical male circumcision in east and southern Africa. Glob Public Health (2015) 0.75
A qualitative systematic review of patients' experience of osteoporosis using meta-ethnography. Arch Osteoporos (2016) 0.75
Migrant women's experiences, meanings and ways of dealing with postnatal depression: A meta-ethnographic study. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Ethnicity and the prostate cancer experience: a qualitative metasynthesis. Psychooncology (2016) 0.75
Gender Determinants of Vaccination Status in Children: Evidence from a Meta-Ethnographic Systematic Review. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Lessons learned: program messaging in gender-transformative work with men and boys in South Africa. Glob Health Action (2015) 0.75
The experiences of prepregnancy care for women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-synthesis. Int J Womens Health (2016) 0.75
Public responses to the sharing and linkage of health data for research purposes: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. BMC Med Ethics (2016) 0.75
Managing lifestyle change to reduce coronary risk: a synthesis of qualitative research on peoples' experiences. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2014) 0.75
Patients' experiences of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a qualitative systematic review and synthesis. BMJ Open (2016) 0.75
Exploring psychosis and bipolar disorder in women: a critical review of the qualitative literature. BMC Psychiatry (2014) 0.75
Experience of living with cancer and comorbid illness: protocol for a qualitative systematic review. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75
Longer-term needs of stroke survivors with communication difficulties living in the community: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75
A mega-ethnography of eleven qualitative evidence syntheses exploring the experience of living with chronic non-malignant pain. BMC Med Res Methodol (2017) 0.75
How Do Hunter-Gatherer Children Learn Subsistence Skills? : A Meta-Ethnographic Review. Hum Nat (2017) 0.75
Seeking help for perinatal psychological distress: a meta-synthesis of women's experiences. Br J Gen Pract (2017) 0.75
Systematically reviewing qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform management and policy-making in the health field. J Health Serv Res Policy (2005) 8.35
An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research. BMJ (2016) 7.49
The ethics of intimate examinations-teaching tomorrow's doctors. BMJ (2003) 5.51
Patients' help-seeking experiences and delay in cancer presentation: a qualitative synthesis. Lancet (2005) 5.44
ICIQ: a brief and robust measure for evaluating the symptoms and impact of urinary incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn (2004) 5.31
Resisting medicines: a synthesis of qualitative studies of medicine taking. Soc Sci Med (2005) 5.19
What does 'access to health care' mean? J Health Serv Res Policy (2002) 4.73
Prostate-cancer mortality in the USA and UK in 1975-2004: an ecological study. Lancet Oncol (2008) 4.72
Evaluating meta-ethnography: a synthesis of qualitative research on lay experiences of diabetes and diabetes care. Soc Sci Med (2003) 4.68
Effect of social deprivation on blood pressure monitoring and control in England: a survey of data from the quality and outcomes framework. BMJ (2008) 3.80
Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions. BMC Med (2010) 3.45
Multiple novel prostate cancer predisposition loci confirmed by an international study: the PRACTICAL Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2008) 3.05
Thou shalt versus thou shalt not: a meta-synthesis of GPs' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines. Br J Gen Pract (2007) 2.91
The relationship between prostate-specific antigen and prostate cancer risk: the Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group. Clin Cancer Res (2010) 2.87
Are needs assessments cost effective in reducing distress among patients with cancer? A randomized controlled trial using the Distress Thermometer and Problem List. J Clin Oncol (2013) 2.75
The standardisation of terminology in nocturia: report from the Standardisation Sub-committee of the International Continence Society. Neurourol Urodyn (2002) 2.46
Relationship between body mass and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms: The Bristol Helicobacter Project. Int J Epidemiol (2003) 2.46
Ethnicity, socio-economic position and gender--do they affect reported health-care seeking behaviour? Soc Sci Med (2003) 2.43
Insulin-like growth factors, their binding proteins, and prostate cancer risk: analysis of individual patient data from 12 prospective studies. Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.33
Screening for prostate cancer. Lancet (2003) 2.24
'The public is too subjective': public involvement at different levels of health-care decision making. Soc Sci Med (2002) 2.19
Self help smoking cessation in pregnancy: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ (2002) 2.17
Suicide and the internet. BMJ (2008) 2.13
Family and carer smoking control programmes for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2008) 2.10
Students' views of reflective learning techniques: an efficacy study at a UK medical school. Med Educ (2006) 2.06
What oncologists tell patients about survival benefits of palliative chemotherapy and implications for informed consent: qualitative study. BMJ (2008) 2.04
Why is recruitment to trials difficult? An investigation into recruitment difficulties in an RCT of supported employment in patients with severe mental illness. Contemp Clin Trials (2008) 2.00
How do patients referred to neurologists for headache differ from those managed in primary care? Br J Gen Pract (2007) 1.91
Reduced risk of atopic disorders in adults with Helicobacter pylori infection. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2003) 1.87
Stigma revisited, disclosure of emotional problems in primary care consultations in Wales. Soc Sci Med (2003) 1.84
The WHO Health Promoting School framework for improving the health and well-being of students and their academic achievement. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 1.84
Evaluating complex interventions in end of life care: the MORECare statement on good practice generated by a synthesis of transparent expert consultations and systematic reviews. BMC Med (2013) 1.76
'Questerviews': using questionnaires in qualitative interviews as a method of integrating qualitative and quantitative health services research. J Health Serv Res Policy (2004) 1.73
Circulating insulin-like growth factors and IGF-binding proteins in PSA-detected prostate cancer: the large case-control study ProtecT. Cancer Res (2011) 1.71
The International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire: www.iciq.net. J Urol (2006) 1.69
Is fast access to general practice all that should matter? A discrete choice experiment of patients' preferences. J Health Serv Res Policy (2008) 1.66
What is the role of walk-in centres in the NHS? BMJ (2002) 1.65
Physiotherapy, including quadriceps exercises and patellar taping, for knee osteoarthritis with predominant patello-femoral joint involvement: randomized controlled trial. J Rheumatol (2003) 1.56
Factors associated with change in pain and disability over time: a community-based prospective observational study of hip and knee osteoarthritis. Br J Gen Pract (2005) 1.55
Recognising and responding to suicidal crisis within family and social networks: qualitative study. BMJ (2011) 1.52
Meeting the challenges of implementing process evaluation within randomized controlled trials: the example of ASSIST (A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial). Health Educ Res (2006) 1.45
Communication between anesthesiologists, patients and the anesthesia team: a descriptive study of induction and emergence. Can J Anaesth (2005) 1.45
Height and prostate cancer risk: a large nested case-control study (ProtecT) and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2008) 1.44
Evaluating the PCPT risk calculator in ten international biopsy cohorts: results from the Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group. World J Urol (2011) 1.42
The "definitive" trial of surgical cytoreduction in advanced-stage ovarian cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer (2013) 1.39
Why do interventions work in some places and not others: a breastfeeding support group trial. Soc Sci Med (2009) 1.34
Experience of continuity of care of patients with multiple long-term conditions in England. J Health Serv Res Policy (2009) 1.34
Patients' perceptions and experiences of 'continuity of care' in diabetes. Health Expect (2006) 1.32
Explaining non-help-seeking amongst young adults with mental distress: a dynamic interpretive model of illness behaviour. Sociol Health Illn (2007) 1.31
Does distance matter? Geographical variation in GP out-of-hours service use: an observational study. Br J Gen Pract (2008) 1.30
What is 'continuity of care'? J Health Serv Res Policy (2006) 1.29
It's good to talk: adolescent perspectives of an informal, peer-led intervention to reduce smoking. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.28
Eliciting symptoms interpreted as normal by patients with early-stage lung cancer: could GP elicitation of normalised symptoms reduce delay in diagnosis? Cross-sectional interview study. BMJ Open (2012) 1.27
Tuberculosis transmission and use of methamphetamines in Snohomish County, WA, 1991-2006. Am J Public Health (2010) 1.24
Increasing chlamydia screening tests in general practice: a modified Zelen prospective Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial evaluating a complex intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Sex Transm Infect (2013) 1.20
Population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the UK: a qualitative study of the experiences of those screened. Fam Pract (2006) 1.20
Rationale, design and conduct of a comprehensive evaluation of a school-based peer-led anti-smoking intervention in the UK: the ASSIST cluster randomised trial [ISRCTN55572965]. BMC Public Health (2005) 1.20
Association of folate-pathway gene polymorphisms with the risk of prostate cancer: a population-based nested case-control study, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2009) 1.18
Qualitative research to improve RCT recruitment: issues arising in establishing research collaborations. Contemp Clin Trials (2008) 1.17
A qualitative study of help seeking and primary care consultation prior to suicide. Br J Gen Pract (2005) 1.14
Using qualitative research methods to improve recruitment to randomized controlled trials: the Quartet study. J Health Serv Res Policy (2008) 1.12
Health-related quality of life measurement in randomized clinical trials in surgical oncology. J Clin Oncol (2006) 1.12
The effects of the school environment on student health: a systematic review of multi-level studies. Health Place (2012) 1.12
Identifying influential young people to undertake effective peer-led health promotion: the example of A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial (ASSIST). Health Educ Res (2009) 1.11
Effectiveness of a breastfeeding peer coaching intervention in rural Scotland. Birth (2006) 1.10
Service use and costs for people with headache: a UK primary care study. J Headache Pain (2011) 1.09
The effect of the school environment on the emotional health of adolescents: a systematic review. Pediatrics (2012) 1.09
Patients' perspectives on foot complications in type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract (2008) 1.07
Needs assessments in reducing distress among patients with cancer. J Clin Oncol (2014) 1.07
Continuity of care and intermediate outcomes of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Fam Pract (2007) 1.06
Women's views on the impact of operative delivery in the second stage of labour: qualitative interview study. BMJ (2003) 1.06
Strengthening organizational performance through accreditation research-a framework for twelve interrelated studies: the ACCREDIT project study protocol. BMC Res Notes (2011) 1.06
Long-term smoking relapse: a study using the british household panel survey. Nicotine Tob Res (2010) 1.04
Protocol for a systematic review of the effects of schools and school-environment interventions on health: evidence mapping and syntheses. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.04
Commonalities and challenges: a review of Australian state and territory maternity and child health policies. Contemp Nurse (2011) 1.02
Genetic variants in the vitamin d receptor are associated with advanced prostate cancer at diagnosis: findings from the prostate testing for cancer and treatment study and a systematic review. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2009) 1.02
Relational and management continuity survey in patients with multiple long-term conditions. J Health Serv Res Policy (2010) 1.01
Associations of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D with prostate cancer diagnosis, stage and grade. Int J Cancer (2011) 1.01
Techniques to reduce perineal pain during spontaneous vaginal delivery and perineal suturing: a UK survey of midwifery practice. Midwifery (2005) 1.01
Do patients' beliefs about type 2 diabetes differ in accordance with complications: an investigation into diabetic foot ulceration and retinopathy. Int J Behav Med (2008) 1.00
Importance of prostate volume in the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) risk calculators: results from the prostate biopsy collaborative group. World J Urol (2011) 1.00
Measuring continuity of care in diabetes mellitus: an experience-based measure. Ann Fam Med (2006) 1.00
Continuing controversy over monitoring men with localized prostate cancer: a systematic review of programs in the prostate specific antigen era. J Urol (2006) 1.00
Qualitative interviewing with vulnerable populations: individuals' experiences of participating in suicide and self-harm based research. J Affect Disord (2012) 0.99
Tales of biographical disintegration: how parents make sense of their sons' suicides. Sociol Health Illn (2008) 0.99
Routes to total joint replacement surgery: patients' and clinicians' perceptions of need. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2010) 0.99
"I know he controls cancer": the meanings of religion among Black Caribbean and White British patients with advanced cancer. Soc Sci Med (2008) 0.99
Factors affecting feasibility and acceptability of a practice-based educational intervention to support evidence-based prescribing: a qualitative study. Fam Pract (2004) 0.99
Effects of emotional disclosure on psychological and physiological outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an exploratory home-based study. J Health Psychol (2005) 0.99
PSA-detected prostate cancer and the potential for dedifferentiation--estimating the proportion capable of progression. Int J Cancer (2011) 0.98
The Active for Life Year 5 (AFLY5) school based cluster randomised controlled trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials (2011) 0.98
Factors influencing the decision to use hanging as a method of suicide: qualitative study. Br J Psychiatry (2010) 0.98