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. 2026 Jul 16;26:2929. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28406-w

Table 2.

Aggregated description of included articles

Sources Counting number of Studies
Location of data UK 1
US 2
Canada 3
Australia 1
New Zealand 2
EU 3
Non-EU 1
China 1
South Africa 1
Study design Cross-sectional 4
Cohort 2
Qualitative (Interviews and focus groups) 4
Population Older adults only 2
Older adults as a group among others 8
Patients with a health condition 1
Men 1
Focus Waiting time only 2
Waiting time among other access to care aspects 8
Waiting time to attachment to general practitioners (GPs) 1
Primary Objective 1 Report waiting time 10
Primary Objective 2 Determinants of health 4
Age 2
Sex 1
Gender 1
Income 1
Education 1
Employment status 1
Other 3
Secondary Objective Relevant to COVID 1