Using qualitative evidence in decision making for health and social interventions: an approach to assess confidence in findings from qualitative evidence syntheses (GRADE-CERQual).
Simon Lewin and colleagues present a methodology for increasing transparency and confidence in qualitative research synthesis.
Global Health Unit, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway; Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Simon
S
Lewin
Global Health Unit, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway.
Claire
C
Glenton
Social Welfare Unit, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway.
Heather
H
Munthe-Kaas
Uni Research Rokkan Centre, Bergen, Norway.
Benedicte
B
Carlsen
Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Christopher J
CJ
Colvin
UNDP/UNFPA/ UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Metin
M
Gülmezoglu
School of Social Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.
Jane
J
Noyes
School of Health & Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Andrew
A
Booth
European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Ruth
R
Garside
Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Information, Evidence and Research, Eastern Mediterranean Region, World Health Organization, Cairo, Egypt.
Arash
A
Rashidian
D003657:Decision Making; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design