There are a growing number of tools available to assist qualitative reviewers. If you can add to the this database of tools we would be really pleased to hear from you. Please contact us.

Toolkit to assist (trainers of) Qualitative Systematic Reviewers:

1. Introducing qualitative research
2. Defining questions and searching qualitative studies
3. Critical appraisal of qualitative studies


4. Qualitative Research Synthesis

   The Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research Findings (Powerpoint Slide) (Prof Alan Pearson, JBI)

   Appraising, Extracting and Synthesising Qualitative findings and text using the Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument (QARI) (Powerpoint Slide) (Prof Alan Pearson, JBI)



5. Integrating qualitative insights in Cochrane systematic reviews

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