Table 2.
Included studies – characteristics
| Primary author | Publication year | Study methods | Study design | Country | Setting | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Belkhodja |
2007 |
Telephone Survey |
Quantitative |
Canada |
Ministries, Health Authorities, Hospitals |
928 decision-makers (managers and professionals) |
| 2 Bowen |
2009 |
Interviews and Focus Groups |
Quantitative |
Canada |
Health Authorities |
205 decision-makers (senior managers, middle managers and board members) |
| 3 Dobbins |
2007(a) |
Interviews |
Quantitative |
Canada |
Public Health Units |
16 decision-makers (6 program mangers, 6 directors, 1 Medical Officer of Health) |
| 4 Dobbins |
2001 |
Telephone Survey and Questionnaire |
Quantitative |
Canada |
Public Health Units |
141 decision-makers (medical and associate medical officers of health, program directors, program managers) |
| 5 Dobbins |
2007(b) |
Telephone Survey |
Quantitative |
Canada |
Community-based health organizations |
92 decision-makers (from any level from CEO to front-line clinicians, senior planners) |
| 6 Farmer |
2001 |
Interviews |
Quantitative |
Scotland |
Health Authorities |
15 decision-makers (7 Directors’and 8 physician advisors) |
| 7 Ham |
2003 |
Interviews, Questionnaires, Case Studies |
Qualitative and Quantitative |
United Kingdom |
Health Authorities |
257 decision-makers (152 managers, 44 medical specialists, 21 nurses, 12 administrative and clerical staff, 12 GPs, 16 other) 4 case studies |
| 8 Higgins |
2011 |
Interviews |
Qualitative |
Canada |
Health Authorities |
21 decision-makers (16 front-line staff 5 managers) |
| 9 Jbilou |
2007 |
Survey |
Qualitative |
Canada |
Health Organizations (Hospitals, Health Authorities, Ministries, Agencies) |
942 decision-makers (managers, professionals, in ministries, hospitals, boards and councils) |
| 10 McDiarmid |
2007 |
Telephone Interview |
Qualitative and Quantitative |
Canada |
Hospitals |
21 decision-makers (16 front-line staff 5 managers) |
| 11 Mitton |
2004 |
Interviews and Focus Groups |
Qualitative |
Canada |
Health Authority |
25 decision-makers (senior managers, clinicians) |
| 12 Niedzwiedzka |
2003 |
Survey, Interviews, Focus Groups, Document Review |
Qualitative and Quantitative |
Poland |
Hospitals and Departments of Health |
815 decision-makers (hospital CEOs, medical directors, head nurses, directors) (#s for interviews and focus groups unknown) |
| 13 Weatherly |
2002 |
Survey, Interviews, Document Review |
Qualitative and Quantitative |
United Kingdom |
Health Authorities |
102 Health Authorities (78 decision makers N 68 coordinators, 10 leaders) |
| 14 Wilson | 2001 | Online Survey | Quantitative | Canada | Community-based health organizations | 25 decision-makers (Executive Directors) |