title: The meta-analysis graph: clearing the haze.
abstract: Meta-analysis is becoming increasingly used in contemporary nursing to synthesize the evidence from the biomedical literature. However, interpreting the meta-analysis graph continues to remain a problem for many clinicians. The purpose of this article is to provide clinicians with a basic understanding of the meta-analysis graph to objectively interpret the findings and implement them when applicable in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: South Western Sydney Centre for Applied Nursing Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. Ritin.fernandez@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Ritin S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Duong T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Tran
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome