A practical guide to interpreting and applying systematic reviews of qualitative studies in rheumatology

dc.contributor.authorSumpton, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Ayano
dc.contributor.authorTunnicliffe, David J.
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorGuha, Chandana
dc.contributor.authorHassett, Geraldine
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-26T00:48:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2022-10-09T07:17:03Z
dc.description.abstractWhile patient-centered care is widely advocated in the management of rheumatic diseases, it can be challenging to implement, particularly for patients with complex systemic conditions. Patient-centered care involves identifying and integrating the patient's experiences, attitudes, and preferences in decision-making. Qualitative research is used to describe patient perspectives and priorities that may not always be expressed in clinical settings. Systematic reviews of qualitative studies can provide new and more comprehensive evidence of patients' beliefs and priorities across different populations and healthcare settings and are increasingly being reported across medical specialties, including rheumatology. In rheumatology, they have been used to examine topics including medication-taking and adherence, coping with systemic sclerosis and conservative management and exercise in osteoarthritis. By referencing recent examples of systematic qualitative reviews in the rheumatology literature, this article will outline the methodology and methods used, and provide an approach to guide the appraisal of reviews. We aim to give the reader a practical understanding of systematic reviews of qualitative literature and elucidate how knowledge gained from such reviews can be applied to improve the care of patients with rheumatic conditions.en_AU
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dc.identifier.issn1756-1841en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/313882
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Inc.en_AU
dc.rights© 2020 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd1Rheumatology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia2Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia3Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia4Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia5Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia6College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaCorrespondenceDr Daniel Sumpton, MBBS, Rheumatology Department, Level 6 West, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia 2139Email: daniel.sumpton@health.nsw.gov.auAbstractWhile patient-centered care is widely advocated in the management of rheumatic diseases, it can be challenging to implement, particularly for patients with complex systemic conditions. Patient-centered care involves identifying and integrating the patient's experiences, attitudes, and preferences in decision-making. Qualitative re-search is used to describe patient perspectives and priorities that may not always be expressed in clinical settings. Systematic reviews of qualitative studies can provide new and more comprehensive evidence of patients' beliefs and priorities across dif-ferent populations and healthcare settings and are increasingly being reported across medical specialties, including rheumatology. In rheumatology, they have been used to examine topics including medication-taking and adherence, coping with systemic sclerosis and conservative management and exercise in osteoarthritis. By referencing recent examples of systematic qualitative reviews in the rheumatology literature, this article will outline the methodology and methods used, and provide an approach to guide the appraisal of reviews. We aim to give the reader a practical understanding of systematic reviews of qualitative literature and elucidate how knowledge gained from such reviews can be applied to improve the care of patients with rheumatic conditions.KEYWORDSQualitative research, Systematic review, Thematic synthesisen_AU
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Rheumatic Diseasesen_AU
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_AU
dc.subjectSystematic reviewen_AU
dc.subjectThematic synthesisen_AU
dc.titleA practical guide to interpreting and applying systematic reviews of qualitative studies in rheumatologyen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage35en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage28en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationSumpton, Daniel, Concord Repatriation General Hospitalen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationKelly, Ayano, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationTunnicliffe, David J., The University of Sydneyen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationCraig, Jonathan, The Children's Hospital at Westmeaden_AU
local.contributor.affiliationGuha, Chandana, The University of Sydneyen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationHassett, Geraldine, Liverpool Hospitalen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu5924485@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidKelly, Ayano, u5924485en_AU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor320102 - Haematologyen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB21742en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume24en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1111/1756-185X.14014en_AU
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