Table 1 Key terms in a meta-ethnography
Primary authors | Refers to the authors of the original primary qualitative studies |
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Reviewers/team members | Refers to the individuals conducting the meta-ethnography |
First order constructs | Represent the primary data reported in each paper (participant quotations). |
Second order constructs | The primary authors’ interpretations of the primary data (metaphorical themes or concepts). |
Third order constructs | The reviewers higher order interpretations developed from a tertiary analysis of the first and second order constructs. |