{
  "abstract": "This article on realist reviews is the second in a four-part series on realist research. 1–3 Evidence synthesis involves collating published research to address specific research questions,4 commonly centred around identifying what works for an average person within a population of interest.5 Systematic reviews are thought of as the universal gold standard in conducting evidence synthesis.5 6 However, when it comes to understanding intervention effectiveness, complementary knowledge is needed addressing why some interventions work and others do not, among whom they work best and in what contexts.3 In answering such questions, a different approach to systematic review methodology is required.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "St Patrick’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland",
        "School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland"
      ],
      "name": "Ita Fitzgerald"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK",
        "University of Leicester, Leicester, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Mary Harrison"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Northumbria University Newcastle, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK",
        "Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Nicola Clibbens"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Pharmacy, Aston University, Birmingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Jo Howe"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Realist reviews: making sense of evidence for complex nursing interventions",
  "uid": "d0f852d7-b2b2-5721-9fbc-730a07ec5953"
}