# Content Analysis Application in Nursing: A Synthetic Knowledge Synthesis Meta-Study

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.07189 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2105.07189/

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- First posted on arXiv 15 May 2021.

## Abstract (arXiv)

Theoretical issues: With the explosive growth in the research literature production, the need for new approaches to structure knowledge emerged. Method: Synthetic content analysis was used in our meta-study. Results and discussion: Our meta-study showed that content analysis is frequently used in nursing research in a very wide spectrum of applications. The trend of its use is positive and it is used globally in a variety of research settings. The synthetic content analysis used in our study showed to be a very helpful tool in performing knowledge synthesis, replacing many of the routine activities of conventional synthesis with automated activities this making such studies more economically viable and easier to perform.