The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
June 2022, Volume 20, Issue 6
Genital herpes affects nearly 500 million people between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide. Despite its prevalence, those affected experience stigmatization, distress, and a lack of psychological support. A mixed methods review was conducted integrating qualitative and quantitative findings to increase the understanding of the impact of genital herpes on young people and adults.
The full editorial is available here.
Igniting a focus on mentorship
May 2022, Volume 20, Issue 5
Academic institutions have a responsibility to meet the growing demand for nurses who specialize in gerontology. This begins by investing in student placements in residential aged care facilities, where nursing staff and faculty mentor students by sharing their passion for gerontological nursing and highlighting the many learning opportunities available in the setting.
The full editorial is available here.
Rapid Reviews and the methodological rigor of evidence synthesis
April 2022, Volume 20, Issue 4
Assoc Prof Zachary Munn and Dr Danielle Pollock discuss the methodology paper: 'Rapid reviews and the methodological rigor of evidence synthesis: a JBI position statement'.
This paper is available here.
Scoping reviews: involving knowledge users
April 2022, Volume 20, Issue 4
In this video abstract, Dr Danielle Pollock discusses the publication, 'Moving from consultation to co-creation with knowledge users in scoping reviews: guidance from the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group.’
Discussion includes why it is important to involve stakeholders/knowledge users while conducting a scoping review.
This paper is published in JBI Evidence Synthesis here.
Alexis McGill delves into the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) as a health care research methodology in this short video abstract. The scoping review referred to in the video is: "The Functional Resonance Analysis Method as a health care research methodology: a scoping review" This paper is available
here.