Open AccessContributions of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses to Nursing Education, Research, and Practice
Author(s) -
Wilson Cañón-Montañéz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aquichan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.137
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2027-5374
pISSN - 1657-5997
DOI - 10.5294/aqui.2021.21.4.3
Subject(s) - systematic review , meta analysis , nursing research , discipline , quality (philosophy) , psychology , field (mathematics) , nursing literature , evidence based practice , medline , nursing , medical education , engineering ethics , medicine , alternative medicine , sociology , political science , social science , engineering , epistemology , philosophy , mathematics , pathology , pure mathematics , law
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are helpful methodological alternatives that combine, discuss, and assess the quality of the best available evidence through adequate and exhaustive searches of the literature. In the last decade, there has been an increase in systematic reviews and meta-analyses in nursing research. This article intends to reflect on the contributions of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to nursing education, research, and practice. Synthesizing the evidence through high-quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses adds to the disciplinary development of nursing; therefore, students and professionals in the field should be encouraged to employ these methodological tools in education and research and implement the results of these methods in clinical practice for making better decisions regarding the individual needs of patients.