TY - JOUR
T1 - The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 for information professionals and researchers
AU - Hong, Quan Nha
AU - Fàbregues, Sergi
AU - Bartlett, Gillian
AU - Boardman, Felicity
AU - Cargo, Margaret
AU - Dagenais, Pierre
AU - Gagnon, Marie Pierre
AU - Griffiths, Frances
AU - Nicolau, Belinda
AU - O'Cathain, Alicia
AU - Rousseau, Marie Claude
AU - Vedel, Isabelle
AU - Pluye, Pierre
N1 - Funding Information:
Quan Nha Hong held a Doctoral Fellowship Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (#301011). Pierre Pluye holds a Senior Investigator Award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) (#29308).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Appraising the quality of studies included in systematic reviews combining qualitative and quantitative evidence is challenging. To address this challenge, a critical appraisal tool was developed: the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT). The aim of this paper is to present the enhancements made to the MMAT. DEVELOPMENT: The MMAT was initially developed in 2006 based on a literature review on systematic reviews combining qualitative and quantitative evidence. It was subject to pilot and interrater reliability testing. A revised version of the MMAT was developed in 2018 based on the results from usefulness testing, a literature review on critical appraisal tools and a modified e-Delphi study with methodological experts to identify core criteria. TOOL DESCRIPTION: The MMAT assesses the quality of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies. It focuses on methodological criteria and includes five core quality criteria for each of the following five categories of study designs: (a) qualitative, (b) randomized controlled, (c) nonrandomized, (d) quantitative descriptive, and (e) mixed methods. CONCLUSION: The MMAT is a unique tool that can be used to appraise the quality of different study designs. Also, by limiting to core criteria, the MMAT can provide a more efficient appraisal.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Appraising the quality of studies included in systematic reviews combining qualitative and quantitative evidence is challenging. To address this challenge, a critical appraisal tool was developed: the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT). The aim of this paper is to present the enhancements made to the MMAT. DEVELOPMENT: The MMAT was initially developed in 2006 based on a literature review on systematic reviews combining qualitative and quantitative evidence. It was subject to pilot and interrater reliability testing. A revised version of the MMAT was developed in 2018 based on the results from usefulness testing, a literature review on critical appraisal tools and a modified e-Delphi study with methodological experts to identify core criteria. TOOL DESCRIPTION: The MMAT assesses the quality of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies. It focuses on methodological criteria and includes five core quality criteria for each of the following five categories of study designs: (a) qualitative, (b) randomized controlled, (c) nonrandomized, (d) quantitative descriptive, and (e) mixed methods. CONCLUSION: The MMAT is a unique tool that can be used to appraise the quality of different study designs. Also, by limiting to core criteria, the MMAT can provide a more efficient appraisal.
KW - critical appraisal tool
KW - mixed methods review
KW - mixed studies review
KW - Quality
KW - systematic review
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U2 - 10.3233/EFI-180221
DO - 10.3233/EFI-180221
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059510533
SN - 0167-8329
VL - 34
SP - 285
EP - 291
JO - Education for Information
JF - Education for Information
IS - 4
ER -