| Sumario: | The article focuses on the challenges of applying conventional quality appraisal tools, originally developed for biomedical research, to social work research in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. It highlights that these tools prioritize randomized controlled trials, blinding, and standardized interventions, which often conflict with the participatory, relational, and context-driven nature of social work studies. This misalignment leads to the undervaluation and exclusion of important social work research, particularly studies grounded in community engagement and cultural responsiveness, from evidence syntheses that inform policy and funding. The article calls for the development of new or adapted quality assessment frameworks that reflect social work’s core values, ethical priorities, and methodological diversity, emphasizing transparency, contextual relevance, and flexibility to better capture the strengths of social work research.
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