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Aims: To propose a decision tree for identifying appropriate integration procedures and joint displays for  achieving integration in mixed methods studies., Design: A methodological discussion., Data Sources: Methodological literature including mixed methods textbooks, methodological reviews and studies published in the last 10 years (2012-2022)., Implications for Nursing: Mixed methods are instrumental to study complex nursing care processes and health-human phenomena. Nurse researchers can use this decision tree to choose the most appropriate integration procedures to overcome the integration challenge when designing and conducting mixed methods nursing studies., Conclusion: Integration procedures and joint displays are the most widely used methods for tackling the integration challenge in mixed methods research (MMR). The multifaceted and contingent nature of these methods are beneficial for their tailored and adapted use at the data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting levels. The use of the most pertinent integration procedures and joint displays is critical for ensuring quality in MMR., Impact: A growing methodological literature on MMR offers a wide range of integration procedures and techniques. Therefore, choosing appropriate integration procedures and analysis methods can be challenging for nurse researchers interested in conducting mixed methods studies. A decision tree is developed outlining 14 integration procedures and their corresponding mixed methods designs, purposes and joint displays. Examples of mixed methods studies in the discipline of nursing are presented to illustrate the implementation of the integration procedures. The decision tree can serve as a straightforward methodological tool for decision making in MMR. Nurse researchers can effectively use this decision tree for research and teaching purposes., Patient or Public Contribution: No direct patient or public contribution., (© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Advanced Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Aims: To identify the characteristics of joint displays illustrating the data integration in mixed-methods nursing studies and to make recommendations for effective use of joint displays for the integration of qualitative and quantitative data in mixed-methods studies., Design: Discussion Paper., Data Sources: We have completed this paper as a part of a mixed-methods prevalence review of 190 studies published in nursing journals. We searched 10 nursing journals and three databases from January 2014-April 2018, additional journal search was performed from May-September 2018. We reviewed 17 studies that used joint displays as the method of data integration. Using a joint display typology, checklists, summary tables, and personal experiences of using joint displays, we evaluated the quality of displays., Implications for Nursing: Nurse researchers should use advanced data integration approaches to increase the rigour of the mixed-methods studies. Joint displays can enable nurse researchers to efficiently integrate and synthesize the qualitative and quantitative data in mixed-methods studies. However, nurse researchers should clearly label the type and title of the display, include both qualitative and quantitative data and interpretations, and highlight the mixed-methods interpretations as confirmed, divergent, or expanded in the displays., Conclusion: Joint displays are adopted for data integration in nursing mixed-methods studies. Improvements are required concerning data presentation in the displays. Researchers should provide clear titles and supporting data and inferences and identify the meta-inferences by assessing the fit between quantitative and qualitative data., Impact: Despite the importance of integration in mixed methods, reviews indicated a consistent lack of integration in nursing research. Joint displays are structured frameworks used for the integration and synthesis of the qualitative and quantitative data at the analysis and interpretation levels. The discussed typology and characteristics of displays can enable nurse researchers to enhance the quality and presentation of integrated results in mixed-methods studies., (© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)