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. 2010 May-Jun;17(3):265–273. doi: 10.1136/jamia.2010.004333

Table 4.

Overview of study design for included articles

Study type Descriptive 102
Intervention 33
Theory 23
Viewpoint 22
Literature review 9
Study setting Healthcare 78
Outside healthcare 49
Study setting (outside healthcare) Manufacturing & industry 15
Military & public infrastructure 14
Technology design & development 8
Offices 6
Virtual environments 2
Home 1
Did not apply 10
Study subjects (healthcare) Nurses 51
Physicians 45
Other healthcare staff (administrative staff, pharmacists, laboratory and radiology technicians, community-based healthcare workers) 25
Patients 12
Study subjects (outside healthcare) General office workers 22
Technical staff 14
Military & public service workers 13
Creative workers 5
Manufacturing workers 3
Home 2
Virtual 2
Unclear 7
Did not apply 12
Study length Hours 8
Weeks 27
Months 31
Years 8
Unclear 40
Did not apply 11

Several articles spanned several types, settings and subjects.