Explain the relevance of meta-analysis for evidence-based practice and provide an example.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: An example of a meta-analysis was the report by Payne and Marcus (2008) on the effectiveness of group psychotherapy for older adult clients. Four electronic databases were selected: PsycINFO, Medline, Academic Search Premier, and Dissertations Abstracts. The initial search terms were geriatric, older adult, elderly, aging, and gerontology.
Then the terms group psychotherapy, group therapy, group dynamics, psychotherapy, and support groups were added. To be included, studies had to have measurements of client gain and test group psychotherapy. A total of 44 studies were found in this search that together included 1,381 clients. The authors of this meta-analysis concluded that group psychotherapy was generally effective in the treatment of a variety of target behaviors. The effect sizes of the various studies included in this analysis ranged from .24 to .42, indicating a modest effect of group psychotherapy on the conditions being treated.
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What will be an ideal response?