In: Nursing
Order the following types of research evidence reviews in order of rigor from most rigorous to least rigorous:
Systematic review with meta-analysis
Integrative review
Systematic review without meta-analysis
Narrative review
1. Systematic review with meta-analysis
Systematic review with meta analysis is a very complicated procedure. Its difficult and rigorous when there meta analysis has to taken simultaneously. It provides you with a quantitative answer with a specific and pre defined question. Meta analysis is based on systematic reviews or entirely dependent on systematic review. It is difficult to reach a conclusion simply because of more focus is needed in multi stages.
2. Systematic review without meta-analysis
It is not rigour than review with meta analysis because systematic review defines existing research. To answer any research question it attempts to search all necessary eligibility criteria to create a compilation of evidence to support that single and very specific question.
3. Integrative review
Generally Integrative reviews involves both qualitative and quantitative studies i.e both experimental and non experiments studies. It is a specific form of systematic review.