This article is a guide on how to conduct mixed methods meta-analyses (sometimes called mixed methods systematic reviews, integrative meta-analyses, or integrative meta-syntheses), using an integrative approach. These aggregative methods allow researchers to synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings from a research literature in order to benefit from the strengths of both forms of analysis. The article articulates distinctions in how qualitative and quantitative methodologies work with variation to develop a coherent theoretical basis for their integration. In advancing this methodological approach to integrative mixed methods meta-analysis (IMMMA), I provide rationales for procedural decisions that support methodological integrity and address prior misconceptions that may explain why these methods have not been as commonly used as might be expected. Features of questions and subject matters that lead them to be amenable to this research approach are considered. The steps to conducting an IMMMA then are described, with illustrative examples, and in a manner open to the use of a range of qualitative and quantitative meta-analytic approaches. These steps include the development of research aims, the selection of primary research articles, the generation of units for analysis, and the development of themes and findings. The tutorial provides guidance on how to develop IMMMA findings that have methodological integrity and are based upon the appreciation of the distinctive approaches to modeling variation in quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The article concludes with guidance for report writing and developing principles for practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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如何进行综合混合方法荟萃分析：定量和定性证据系统评价的教程。


本文是有关如何使用综合方法进行混合方法荟萃分析（有时称为混合方法系统评价、综合荟萃分析或综合荟萃综合）的指南。这些聚合方法允许研究人员从研究文献中综合定性和定量结果，以便从这两种分析形式的优势中受益。本文阐明了定性和定量方法如何与变化一起工作，为它们的整合建立连贯的理论基础的区别。在将这种方法推进到综合混合方法荟萃分析 （IMMMA） 的过程中，我为支持方法完整性的程序决策提供了理由，并解决了先前的误解，这些误解可能解释了为什么这些方法没有像预期的那样普遍使用。考虑了导致他们适合这种研究方法的问题和主题的特征。然后描述了进行 IMMMA 的步骤，并提供了说明性示例，并以对使用一系列定性和定量荟萃分析方法开放的方式。这些步骤包括制定研究目标、选择主要研究文章、生成分析单位以及开发主题和发现。该教程提供了有关如何开发具有方法完整性的 IMMMA 结果的指导，这些结果基于对定量和定性方法中建模变化的独特方法的理解。本文最后提供了报告撰写指南和制定实践原则。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。