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. 2023 Apr 13;18(4):e0278007. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278007

Table 1. Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review.

Publication type n (%)
 Journal Article 137 (87.3)
 Thesis 19 (12.1)
 Book Section 1 (0.6)
Study setting n (%)
 Nursing Homes 143 (91.1)
 Hospitals 7 (4.4)
 Nursing/Care Homes 2 (1.3)
 Assisted-living facilities 2 (1.3)
 Nursing Home/Assisted-Living Facilities 2 (1.3)
 Pharmacies 1 (0.6)
Study design n (%)
Quantitative
  Cross-sectional/Observational 140 (89.2)
  Longitudinal 3 (1.9)
  RCT 2 (1.3)
  Experimental 2 (1.3)
Qualitative
  Case study 4 (2.5)
  Ethnography 1 (0.6)
  Focus groups 1 (0.6)
Mixed methods 4 (2.5)
Country n (%)
 USA 140 (89.2)
 Australia 9 (5.7)
 Europe
  United Kingdom 3 (1.9)
  Denmark 1 (0.6)
  Portugal 1 (0.6)
  Netherlands 1 (0.6)
 China 1 (0.6)
 Saudi Arabia 1 (0.6)