Table 1.
Results by content themes and methodological domains.
| MMR domains | Perspectives on EBN n = 31 (43%) | Development andassessment of EBN n = 11 (15%) | Implementation/Evaluation of EBN n = 30 (42%) | Grand total n = 72(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMR definitions | ||||
| Stated perspectives | ||||
| Method | 1 (3) | 2 (18) | 3 (10) | 6 (8) |
| Methodology | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Citation only | 2 (6) | 1 (9) | 2 (7) | 5 (7) |
| None | 27 (87) | 8 (73) | 25 (83) | 60 (83) |
| MMR rationales | ||||
| Stated rationales | ||||
| Gaining comprehensive understanding | 5 (16) | 2 (18) | 11 (37) | 18 (25) |
| Using Qual to gain deeper understanding of Quan | 9 (29) | 3 (27) | 4 (13) | 16 (22) |
| Strengthening validity | 1 (3) | 2 (18) | 3 (10) | 6 (8) |
| Separate rationales for Qual and Quan but not MMR | 7 (23) | 1 (9) | 3 (10) | 11 (15) |
| None | 9 (29) | 3 (27) | 9 (30) | 2 (29) |
| MMR designs | ||||
| Concurrent | 18 (58) | 9 (82) | 21 (70) | 48 (67) |
| Quan→ Qual | 6 (19) | 2 (18) | 6 (20) | 14 (19) |
| Qual →Quan | 7 (23) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | 10 (14) |
| MMR and other approaches | ||||
| Evaluation | 2 (6) | 1 (9) | 9 (27) | 11 (15) |
| Action and participatory research | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | 6 (8) |
| Case Study | 4 (13) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 6 (8) |
| Case study and evaluation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 2 (3) |
| None | 22 (71) | 11 (91) | 19 (50) | 47 (65) |
| MMR quality | ||||
| Quan and Qual | 29 (94) | 11 (100) | 28 (80) | 64 (89) |
| Quan only | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | 4 (6) |
| Qual only | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 3 (4) |
| MMR | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| None | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) |