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    REVIEW OF

    LITERATURE
    Sathish Rajamani M.Sc (N)
    09688115454
    Literature Review
    Introduction and Overview
    The term “literature review” is used as both a noun
    and a verb in nursing research
    Verb
    You are accustomed to doing a literature review to
    prepare for written papers. This means that you
    have searched for information on a topic and
    worked to understand how much information
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    exists on a topic. 2
    Noun 
    In nursing research, the term “literature review” is
    also used to describe a portion of a written
    research report that is summary of the
    information known about a topic.

    Purposes of Literature Review


     As a source of research ideas, Can help to
    narrow a topic and sharpen ideas into
    problem statements.

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     To give the researcher an idea about what is already
    known about a topic, Can help build assumptions that
    research can be built upon.
     To identify gaps in the body of knowledge
     To identify new clinical interventions to test through
    research
     To give ideas about appropriate conceptual frameworks

     To gain information about a research approach

    How have other researchers dealt with the topic?


    What research designs, samples, and instruments did they
    use?
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     Evaluate current practices and make
    recommendations for change
     Researchers summarize literature relevant
    to their own studies in the introduction of
    the research report.
     Both researchers and nonresearchers
    conduct literature reviews

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    Scope of Literature Review
    I. Type of information to look for

    II. Depth of Information

    III. Type of Sources


    IV. Methods for conducting the Literature Review
    (or how the heck do I start?)
    V. Skill worth cultivating – methods changing
    rapidly
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    Type of information to look for
    Research findings
    • Primary vs. secondary sources 
    • Found in journals (remember, journals
    differ in quality – look for referred journals
    which are reviewed by experts)
    •  Also check books, conference proceedings,
    etc.
    •  Textbooks are OK to review all information
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    on a topic but are generally not cited in a


    THEORY
    Works by authors of conceptual frameworks
    can yield research ideas and how
    information from research fits into the body
    of knowledge.
    Methodological Information
    From research projects (as previously
    discussed)
     Summaries of research
     Books on measurement and existing tools
    for measuring variables
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    Opinions
    • Good for background
    • Generally not cited except when given by
    very well known and respected scholar
    Anecdotes and clinical description

    Again, good for background but not used in


    written literature review

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    Depth of Information
    • Depends on several factors:
    How much is written on a topic
    How broad the problem is – how many
    variable
    Experience of researcher
    For your projects: emphasize quality
    references not quantity

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    Type of Sources
    • Primary Source = description of a project
    written by the author who conducted the
    project
    • Secondary Source = description of study by
    someone other than the original researcher

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    Methods for conducting the
    Literature Review
    • Electronic databases – 
     CINAHL- Cumulative Index to Nursing and
    Allied Health Literature – 1982 to present;
    covers all English language and many
    foreign languages nursing journals, as well
    as books, book chapters, dissertations,
    conference proceedings, etc.; on computer;
    one of the most useful to nurses

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    Medline
    Begin with the most recent and search
    backwards-usually begin with subject
    search; can also use textword search
    or author search
    Cochrane Database
     ERIC (Educational Resources
    Information Center) – on computer
     EMBASE (Excerpta Medical database)
     PsycINFO (Psychology Information)
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    Conducting and Writing a
    Literature Review
    1. Identify references
    2.  Locate references
    3.  Evaluate references for quality and appropriateness – read critically
    4.  Discard poor references – this is sometimes hard to do when you’ve
    gone to a lot of trouble to get one
    5.  Abstract and Record notes on good references
    6.  Use index cards
    7.  Full citation for bibliography
    8.  Problem statement or hypothesis
    9.  Theoretical framework
    10.  Key methods
    11.  Key findings

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    Write the review of the
    literature
    1. Summarize the literature in your own words. do
    not use extensive quotes or strings of abstracts.
    Group related studies and summarize them. Go
    into more detail on your best references
    2.  Be objective. Don’t leave out important
    references because you don’t like their approach
    or results
    3.  Finish with a summary of the problem and
    include what has been studied and where your
    study fits into the knowledge base.
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     Give more details on the more important studies.
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