Occupational Therapy

Library of the Health Sciences

Integrative Reviews

  • a review intended to generate new knowledge
    • see Richard J. Torraco, "Writing Integrative Literature Reviews: guidelines and examples." (2005). Human Resource Development Review, 4(3): 356-367. doi: 10.1177/1534484305278283

 

Systematic Mapping Reviews

  • maps existing literature to identify gaps, uses some methodologies of systematic reviews

Integrative Reviews

Meta-Analyses

  • statistically combines the results of quantitative studies to reach larger conclusions
  • is sometimes a component of a systematic review

Qualitative Systematic Review

  • combines results of qualitative studies by identifying overarching themes

General reading

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