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) |