COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WRITING SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS IN NURSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇSH 6068 WRITING SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS IN NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Pediatric Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MURAT BEKTAŞ

Offered to

Pediatric Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims to enable the student to recognize the methods to be used in systematic review and meta-analysis in nursing, to learn how to formulate a research problem, to determine inclusion and exclusion criteria, to search for evidence, to create a data set, to define the risks of bias in clinical studies, to perform systematic review and meta-analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define the steps of systematic review and meta-analysis
2   Formulating a question for systematic review and meta-analysis using PICO
3   Identifying and obtaining data from appropriate nursing studies for systematic review and meta-analysis
4   Ability to describe methods to determine the risk of bias in studies
5   Writing according to the steps of systematic review or meta-analysis based on the obtained data
6   Ability to assess the quality of systematic review and meta-analysis studies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
2 What is a review What are the types of reviews Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
3 Formulating a question for systematic review - identifying dependent and independent variables. Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
4 Determining inclusion and exclusion criteria for systematic review and preparing data collection tools. Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
5 Identifying appropriate databases for systematic review in nursing, conducting searches, and evaluating the quality of the studies. Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
6 Synthesizing the data obtained for systematic review. Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
7 Evaluating a systematic review in the field of nursing. Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
8 MIDTERM EXAM Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ
9 What is meta-analysis How is a meta-analysis decided Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
10 Creating the research question for meta-analysis, determining the keywords, determining the inclusion/exclusion criteria Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
11 Data collection in nursing databases and creation of tools-II Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
12 Statics which is used in metanalysis and determine the publication bias Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
13 Deciding on homogeneity and impact pattern Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
14 Programs used for meta-analysis and critical appraisal of a meta-analysis in nursing I Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work
15 Programs used for meta-analysis and critical appraisal of a meta-analysis in nursing II Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Attendance, presentation, discussion, question-answer, self learning group work

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. Annals of internal medicine, 151(4), 264-269.
2. Nahcivan, N., & Seçginli, S. (2017). How are the methodological quality of quantitative studies included in systematic review. Turkiye Klinikleri Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Özel Dergisi, 3(1), 10-19.
3. Downs, S. H., & Black, N. (1998). The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 52(6), 377-384.
4. DeCoster J. Meta-analysis Notes. Institute for Social Science Research University of Alabama, 2009. http://www.stat-help.com/Meta%20analysis%202009-06-01.pdf. Accessed 17 December 2021.
5. Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Abingdon. In. United Kingdom: Routledge.
6. Cooper, H. (2015). Research synthesis and meta-analysis: A step-by-step approach (Vol. 2). Thousand Oaks, Kaliforniya, ABD.: Sage publications.
7. Bakioğlu, A., & Özcan, Ş. (2016). Meta-analiz. Ankara: Nobel Akademi Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

In the evaluation of the course, the midterm exam grade will be determined by dividing the total of the midterm exam scores by two. 60% of this grade and 40% of the final exam grade will be used to calculate the course grade.
Course Grade: 60% midterm grade (30% Midterm Exam + 30% Assignment) + 40% final exam grade.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ
02324124782 murat.bektas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours


Each term is subject to change according to the academic calendar. Please contact prior to the meeting.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing assignments 1 34 34
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.355555
LO.4555
LO.55555
LO.655555

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