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Definitions |
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1st order construct |
Constructs that reflect participants' understandings, as reported in the included studies (usually found in the results section of an article). |
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2nd order construct |
Interpretations of participants' understandings made by authors of these studies (and usually found in the discussion and conclusion section of an article). |
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3rd order construct |
The synthesis of both first and second order constructs into a new model or theory about a phenomenon |
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Reciprocal translation |
The comparison of themes across papers and an attempt to "match" themes from one paper with themes from another, ensuring that a key theme captures similar themes from different papers |
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Line of argument synthesis |
The development of a new model, theory or understanding by synthesising and interpreting first and second order themes found in the text. |
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Atkins et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008 8:21 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-21 |
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