Convergent and sequential synthesis designs: implications for conducting and reporting systematic reviews of qualitative and quantitative evidence

Table 6 Percentages of systematic mixed studies reviews among the 12 synthesis strategies (n = 459)

	Sequence and integration
Synthesis	Convergent synthesis design			Sequential synthesis design	Total
Synthesis	Data-based	Results-based	Parallel-results	Sequential synthesis design	Total
Qualitative	69.5%	6.3%	12.0%	2.6%	90.4%
Quantitative	0.2%	0%	0%	0%	0.2%
Mixed	0%	2.2%	5.2%	2.0%	9.4%
Total	69.7%	8.5%	17.2%	4.6%	100%

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