The methodological literature considers the challenges of integrating data from various sources. However, it is sparse on how such integration might be executed. The unique contribution of this article is that, exploring mental health professionals’ attitude to complicated grief, it combines existing analysis principles and methods to present a stepwise framework that aims to guide the integration process. In a three-phase exploratory sequential mixed methods study (systematic review, qualitative, and quantitative research phases), the findings from the individual phases provided the data for integration, which involved data reduction, transformation using qualitization, and comparison through a process of following the thread. The article demonstrates how this method of integration produced added value, allowing identification of a more nuanced conclusion.

方法论文献考虑了整合来自各种来源的数据的挑战。但是，这种集成的执行方式很少。本文的独特贡献在于，探索精神卫生专业人员对复杂悲伤的态度，它结合了现有的分析原理和方法，提出了一个旨在指导整合过程的逐步框架。在一项三阶段探索性顺序混合方法研究（系统评价，定性和定量研究阶段）中，各个阶段的发现为集成提供了数据，其中涉及数据缩减，使用定性进行转换以及通过以下过程进行比较线程。本文展示了这种整合方法如何产生附加值，