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Stern, Cindy, Loveday, Heather 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2259-8149, Godfrey, Christina, Pollock, Danielle, Hong, Quan Nha, Rieger, Kendra, Stephenson, Matthew, Kurian, Nisha, Fiorini, Jacopo and Lizarondo, Lucylynn
(2025)
Tools used to assess methodological quality of primary mixed methods or multi-method studies: a scoping review protocol.
JBI Evidence Synthesis.
pp. 1-7.
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Abstract
Objective:
The objective of this proposed scoping review is to identify the tools available to critically appraise and assess methodological quality; assess risk of bias of primary mixed methods or multi-method studies; and determine which studies have undergone any formal psychometric evaluation.
Introduction:
Currently, JBI does not have an appraisal tool for primary mixed methods or multi-methods studies and recommends reviewers use the JBI qualitative tool and the relevant quantitative tool (based on study design) together. While useful, this does not allow reviewers to consider elements specifically related to the nuances of primary mixed methods studies.
Inclusion criteria:
Any tool, checklist, scale, instrument, criteria, system, or framework that has been designed to assess the methodological quality of primary mixed methods or multi-methods studies will be of interest. Adapted or modified versions of tools will also be considered and any psychometric properties measured will be recorded. Published and unpublished primary studies, reviews, and textual evidence are eligible for inclusion in the review.
Methods:
The review will follow JBI methodology for scoping reviews and be reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The following databases and resources will be searched: CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, Scopus, medRxiv, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, and Google Scholar. Various websites will also be searched. No language limits will be placed. Screening, data extraction, and data analysis will be conducted by 2 reviewers independently. Descriptive statistics and basic content analysis will be used to convey the results of the review, supplemented by a narrative synthesis and presented in tabular and graphical form.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Identifier: | 10.11124/JBIES-24-00569 |
| Keywords: | critical appraisal; methodological quality; mixed methods; quality assessment; risk of bias |
| Subjects: | Medicine and health |
| Depositing User: | Heather Loveday |
| Date Deposited: | 30 May 2025 12:09 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2025 15:00 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/13734 |
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