Table 2.
Study design and method (N=66).
| Designs and methods | Studies, n (%) | |
| Study design | ||
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Quantitative | 29 (44) |
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Qualitative | 22 (33) |
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Mixed methods | 15 (23) |
| Research methodsa | ||
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Survey | 27 (41) |
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Interview | 18 (27) |
|
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Focus group | 7 (11) |
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Interventions or trials involving a PAEHRb (eg, randomized controlled trials)c | 13 (20) |
|
|
Secondary data analysis | 7 (11) |
|
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Design | 2 (3) |
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Observation | 1 (2) |
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|
Document analysis | 1 (2) |
aSome studies included multiple methods and thus were counted twice.
bPAEHR: patient-accessible electronic health record.
cWe did not report the specific methods of intervention studies; instead, we just categorized them as interventions.