Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are important studies that can help avoid research
waste by synthesising existing evidence, from randomised controlled trials for example,
before embarking on new and expensive studies [
[1]
]. However many systematic reviews fail to identify sufficient high quality studies
to include and therefore effectiveness of an intervention cannot be established. These
are often conducted in areas where a condition is prevalent. Systematic reviews with
and without meta-analyses are published in most issues of Physiotherapy (e.g. Refs.
[
2
,
3
]). Where the evidence is largely qualitative, an alternative review methodology is
required which combines and summarises various qualitative sources. The qualitative
meta-synthesis is a process whereby the researchers can select, appraise, summarize,
and combine qualitative evidence to address a research question (e.g. Ref [
[4]
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