Table 4.

Details of included mixed data studies

Authors and year of publication	Name of study	Population and country	Study type	Proportion of study results included
LK Calhoun [19] 1994	Parents’ perceptions of nursing support following neonatal loss	Parents of infants dying in neonatal units	Questionnaire distributed by support group	100%
		N = 23
		USA
SN Covington and SK Theut [28] 1993	Reactions to perinatal loss: a qualitative analysis of the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey	Mothers of infants dying perinatally	Postal questionnaire survey	75%
		N = 413
		USA
A Dent [47] 2000	Support for families whose child dies suddenly from accident or illness. PhD Thesis	Parents of children dying suddenly	Postal questionnaire survey	Not applicable – PhD thesis
		N = 72
		United Kingdom
K Dyregrov [54] 2002	Assistance from local authorities versus survivors’ needs for support after suicide	Parents of children who committed suicide	Postal questionnaire survey with in-depth interviews for a sample of participants	50%
		N = 128
		Norway
HE McHaffie, PW Fowlie, R Hume, IA Laing, DJ Lloyd and AJ Lyon [41] 2001	Consent to autopsy for neonates	Parents of infants dying on neonatal units	In-depth interviews with parents	75%
		N = 108
		United Kingdom
E Merlevede, D Spooren, H Henderick, G Portzky, W Buylaert, C Jannes, P Calle, M Van Staey, C De Rock, L Smeesters, et al. [17] 2004	Perceptions, needs and mourning reactions of bereaved relatives confronted with a sudden unexpected death	Relatives of people dying suddenly	Structured interview and analysis of clinical records	25%
		N = 74
		Belgium
L Sterry and L Bathgate [35] 2011	Scottish Cot Death Trust Project Report	Parents of infants dying of SIDS	Internet or postal questionnaire survey	75%
		N = 109
		United Kingdom