Overview of the Integrative Review
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A reviewer selects literature on a topic and synthesizes and disseminates review findings to a targeted discipline. There are many review methods available for a reviewer to consider. The review question(s) will determine which review method is most appropriate to use. If the reviewer seeks to examine a topic broadly and wants to identify the current state of science on a particular phenomenon, an integrative review would be the method chosen. There are limited resources available to a reviewer to access when seeking guidance on how to conduct an integrative review. This chapter provides an overview of the integrative review method and provides a framework for the different steps that are recommended when conducting such a review.
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Toronto, C.E. (2020). Overview of the Integrative Review. In: Toronto, C., Remington, R. (eds) A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting an Integrative Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37504-1_1
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