ReviewMethods and protocols2023
A Systematic Review to Inform the Development of a Reporting Guideline for Concept Mapping Research.
Review in Methods and protocols, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Nutritional Care in Traditional Mongolian Medicine: Historical Foundations and Conceptual Framework Development-A Historical Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- IdeaDistiller-AI Support for Idea Synthesis in Concept Mapping: Algorithm Development and Validation Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2026Article
- Social Circumstances Affecting Asthma: A Group Concept Mapping Study of School Stakeholders.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2026Article
- Preferred reporting items for concept analysis in nursing: a systematic review.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2026Article
- Reactions to a Hypothetical Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarette Policy Among Sexual- and Gender-Minoritized Communities: A Concept Mapping Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Development of a Reporting Guideline for Trochim's Concept Mapping.Methods and protocols · 2025Article
- Strengthening healthcare providers' leadership capabilities, interprofessional collaboration, and systems thinking: a conceptualization of the Clinical Scholars program impact.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Listening to Stakeholders' Voices on Funding Social Inclusion in Sport for People with Disabilities-Proposal for Criteria.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Concept mapping is a phased, mixed-method approach that is increasingly used in health research to develop an understanding of complex phenomena. The six phases of concept mapping are preparation, idea generation, structuring (clustering and prioritization), data analysis, interpretation, and utilization of the map. The reporting of concept mapping research requires the development of a specific reporting guideline. We conducted a systematic review to identify candidate reporting items for inclusion in a reporting guideline. Three databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsycInfo) were searched to identify studies that used concept mapping methodology. We included 75 concept mapping studies published since 2019 from which we extracted information about the quality of reporting. A third of the studies focused on public health. We identified 71 candidate items that relate to the quality of reporting concept mapping research. The rationale for the study, the focus prompt, procedures for brainstorming, and structuring statements were consistently reported across the included studies. The process for developing the focus prompt, the rationale for the size of the stakeholder groups, and the process for determining the final concept map were generally not reported. The findings from the review will be used to inform the development of our reporting guideline for concept mapping research.
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