Directions for completing the 702 Qualitative Lit Matrix Template Must be a

Directions for completing the 702 Qualitative Lit Matrix Template

Must be a single study, no meta-syntheses will be accepted

Authors, Year,

Title, Journal

(APA format)

Complete the citation using APA format

Study Design and Level of Evidence:

The design is qualitative if you are using this template.

Was the study phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, etc.?

Enter this study’s level of evidence number from the evidence pyramid

Purpose:

What do the researchers’ state is the purpose of the study?

Research Questions:

What were the research questions? If none are present, include what you can determine to be the research question from the purpose statement.

Theoretical Framework (if noted):

State the theoretical framework. If there is no framework, enter “No framework identified by the researchers”

Participants

Number

Characteristics

How many participants did the researchers recruit for the study? How were the participants recruited?

What did the group of participants “look like” (demographic characteristics)? Were they certain ages, genders? Why were they included in this particular study? Were there inclusion and exclusion criteria?

Data Collection Method:

How did the researchers collect the data? Interviews, focus groups, questionnaire, etc.?

Data Analysis Method:

What methods did the researchers use to analyze their data?

What steps did the data analysis entail?

Themes:

What were the major themes identified by the researchers after their data analysis was complete?

Findings:

What were the overall findings of this study? Findings should relate back to the research purpose.

Strengths/Weakness:

Include threats or supports to trustworthiness and transferability in qualitative research

Include strengths and weaknesses that the authors identified and those that YOU identified as well

What were the strengths that the researchers identified? What additional strengths have you identified?

What were the weaknesses that the researchers identified? What additional weaknesses have you identified?

Significance/Implications:

Is this study clinically significant to nursing?

What are the implications for future nursing practice after reading this study?

Quality of Evidence

Include justification for your assessment

Enter whether the quality of this study is high, medium or low. Remember, level of study + quality of study = strength of evidence.

Comments:

What is your takeaway for your integrative review/practice?

Any other comments you would like to make regarding the study. Consider comparing and contrasting this study to the others you have reviewed.

This section is helpful for highlighting specific things you would like to address in your paper.

This is a required section, not optional.