Evidence-Based Review in Policy and Practice, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

ISBN-13: 9780323326629 Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Publication date: 12/02/2014 Series: The Clinics: Nursing , #49 Product dimensions: 9.10(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.50(d) Evidence synthesis is the evaluation or analysis of research evidence and opinion on a specific topic to aid in decision-making in health care. Although the science of evidence synthesis has developed most rapidly in relation to the meta-analysis of numerical data linked to theories of cause and effect, the further development of theoretical understandings and propositions of the nature of evidence, its role in health care delivery, and the facilitation of improved global health have increased rapidly since 2000. The articles appearing in this issue examine the role of evidence synthesis in nursing and health care and are written by expert translational scientists from across the world. Three introductory articles overview evidence synthesis and its role in evidence-based health care; methods, issues, and trends in t