Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings: introduction to the series

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  • Simon Lewin
    Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. simon.lewin@fhi.no.
  • Andrew Booth
    University of Sheffield
  • Claire Glenton
    Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
  • Heather Munthe-Kaas
    Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
  • Arash Rashidian
    Information, Evidence and Research Department, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, World Health Organization, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Megan Wainwright
    University of Cape Town
  • Meghan A Bohren
    Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Özge Tunçalp
    Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Christopher J Colvin
    University of Cape Town
  • Ruth Garside
    University of Exeter Medical School
  • Benedicte Carlsen
    Uni Research Rokkan Centre, Bergen, Norway.
  • Etienne V Langlois
    Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Jane Noyes

The GRADE-CERQual ('Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research') approach provides guidance for assessing how much confidence to place in findings from systematic reviews of qualitative research (or qualitative evidence syntheses). The approach has been developed to support the use of findings from qualitative evidence syntheses in decision-making, including guideline development and policy formulation. Confidence in the evidence from qualitative evidence syntheses is an assessment of the extent to which a review finding is a reasonable representation of the phenomenon of interest. CERQual provides a systematic and transparent framework for assessing confidence in individual review findings, based on consideration of four components: (1) methodological limitations, (2) coherence, (3) adequacy of data, and (4) relevance. A fifth component, dissemination (or publication) bias, may also be important and is being explored. As with the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) approach for effectiveness evidence, CERQual suggests summarising evidence in succinct, transparent, and informative Summary of Qualitative Findings tables. These tables are designed to communicate the review findings and the CERQual assessment of confidence in each finding. This article is the first of a seven-part series providing guidance on how to apply the CERQual approach. In this paper, we describe the rationale and conceptual basis for CERQual, the aims of the approach, how the approach was developed, and its main components. We also outline the purpose and structure of this series and discuss the growing role for qualitative evidence in decision-making. Papers 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in this series discuss each CERQual component, including the rationale for including the component in the approach, how the component is conceptualised, and how it should be assessed. Paper 2 discusses how to make an overall assessment of confidence in a review finding and how to create a Summary of Qualitative Findings table. The series is intended primarily for those undertaking qualitative evidence syntheses or using their findings in decision-making processes but is also relevant to guideline development agencies, primary qualitative researchers, and implementation scientists and practitioners.

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