The Zagat guides collect and tabulate diners' opinions on food, decor and service -- any diner's, whether schooled in the nuances of French cooking or partial to Sabrett hot dogs -- so certain foodies are bound to sneer at such democratic methods for reviewing.
New methods for reviewing large and complex data sets can provide rapid insight into processes difficult to define without more advanced analytical tools.
Unlike the more established methods for reviewing effectiveness studies, methods for systematically reviewing qualitative research are still in development.
Rigorous methods for reviewing, extracting and analyzing data were applied, optimizing the quality of the results generated.
Methods for reviewing qualitative research in a systematic way are still emerging, and there is much ongoing development and debate [ 11- 14].
The methods for review that we developed in this project (Table 2) built on conventional systematic review methodology in their sensitivity to the need for attentiveness to a range of methodological processes.
Accessing (streaming) podcasts online via a computer 45% (73/159) and downloading to a portable media device (mp3 player, smartphone, tablet) 38% (61/159) were both popular methods for reviewing podcasts (Table 2).
This systematic review followed established methods for systematic reviews 11 and builds on a scoping review conducted by our group on the use of social media among patients and caregivers.
