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Table 1 QES included in mega-ethnography

From: A mega-ethnography of eleven qualitative evidence syntheses exploring the experience of living with chronic non-malignant pain

AUTHOR

AIM OF QES

SEARCH DATE

NUMBER OF STUDIES

ANALYTIC METHODS

ANALYTIC OUTPUT

BUNZLI ET AL. 2013 [52]

To provide a richer understanding of patients’ chronic low back pain experience.

To Oct 2011

25

Sandalowski and Barroso

8 themes

FROUD ET AL. 2014 [51]

To inform debate about outcome measure core-sets, and to suggest areas worthy of exploration within healthcare consultations for low back pain.

To July 2011

49

Meta-ethnography

5 themes with line of argument

HOPAYIAN & NOTLEY 2014 [53]

To describe the experience of health care of low back pain and sciatica patients with special reference to patients who do not receive a diagnosis.

To May 2012

28

Thematic analysis

9 themes

MACNEELA ET AL. 2015 [54]

The phenomenon of interest was the subjective experience of chronic low back pain.

To Dec 2011

38

Meta-ethnography

13 themes with line of argument

MONSIVAIS & ENGEBRETSON 2011 [56]

To examine attitudes, beliefs, behaviours, or communication issues of patients with chronic non-malignant pain or their care providers in the formal healthcare setting.

1991–2007

17

NK

4 themes

PARSONS ET AL. 2007 [55]

To review studies exploring the influence of patients’ and primary care practitioners’ beliefs and expectations on the process of care for chronic musculoskeletal pain.

To Dec 2004

15

Thematic analysis

3 themes

SIM & MADDEN 2008 [57]

To gain an interpretive understanding of the subjective impact of fibromyalgia syndrome.

To Oct 2006

23

Meta-synthesis

9 themes

SNELGROVE & LIOSSI 2013 [49]

To articulate the knowledge gained from a review of qualitative studies of patients’ experiences of chronic low back pain.

2000–2012

33

Meta-ethnography

4 themes

SOUZA ET AL. 2011 [50]

To present information regarding chronic pelvic pain and analyse the contribution of such studies to improving treatment.

1995–2010

7

NK

3 themes

TOYE ET AL. 2013 [9]

To systematically review and integrate the findings of qualitative research to increase understanding of patients’ experiences of chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain.

To Feb 2012

77

Meta-ethnography

11 themes with line of argument

TOYE, SEERS & BARKER 2014 [10]

To systematically review and integrate the findings of qualitative research to increase our understanding of patients’ experiences of chronic pelvic pain.

To March 2014

32

Meta-ethnography

9 themes with line of argument