Nursing & Health Innovations

Typical attributes of a Meta Analysis:

• Authors conducted secondary statistical analyses on the outcomes of similar studies.
• Authors used quantitative methods to synthesize and summarize the results.
• Objective

Note: An article reporting on meta-analysis might also contain a systematic review.

In CINAHL and MEDLINE, to find Meta Analysis articles, add the following subject terms to your search:

"Meta Analysis"

Change the drop-down menu to SU Subject Terms

Alternatively, limit your search to the Publication type of Meta Analysis (in CINAHL and MEDLINE)

Here's an example of an article that has Meta Analysis as both a Minor Subject and as a Publication Type in the CINAHL database. For many citations, Meta Analysis may appear in either the Publication Type or the Minor Subject but not always both fields. Also note that articles may be described as more than one type of nursing literature (in this case: systematic review and meta analysis).