In the last of a series of three blogs about Thematic analysis (TA), Dolly Sud describes the six phases of TA and provides further reading and conclusions.
In the second of a series of three blogs about Thematic analysis (TA), Dolly Sud describes the 3 schools of TA and discusses some study design recommendations.
In the first of a series of three blogs about Thematic analysis, Dolly Sud introduces us to the topic and explains what a ‘theme’ is.
Carrying out a systematic, unbiased, transparent and reliable literature search is vital in the first stages of your research. This blog provides tips and useful information on which resources can help guide you in this process.
The GRADE-CERQual approach is a transparent method of assessing the confidence of evidence from reviews of qualitative research. This blog from Dolly Sud introduces this type of assessment and provides useful further reading and resources.
This blog provides a detailed explanation of a dyad (something that consists of two elements or parts) and how this is used within the context of healthcare research.
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This blog introduces you to the concept of confounding. There is a clear explanation and then examples and methods to minimise the effect of confounding during study design and statistical analysis.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can be subject to different kinds of bias. Read about different sources of bias in this blog and how much the magnitude of effect can be changed by the presence of bias.
This new webpage from Cochrane UK is aimed at students of all ages. What is evidence-based practice? What is ‘best available research evidence’? Which resources will help you understand evidence and evidence-based practice, and search for evidence?