Table 1.

Article characteristics

First author/organization	Organization/initiative	Country/year	Study design
Nakajima [41]	RAND/ACOVE	USA, 2007	Literature review for identifying candidate indicators; RAND/UCLA Appropriateness methodology for critical appraisal of indicators
Hermann [42]	–	USA, 2004	Literature review for identifying candidate indicators; Two-stage modified Delphi method for critical appraisal of indicators
Veterans Health Administration Department of Defence [43]	VHA/DOD	USA, 2000	Development of candidate indicators from guidelines; Delphi methodology for critical appraisal of indicators
Hermann [44]	OECD HCQI Project	OECD, 2006	Candidate indicators were drawn from OECD member countries quality initiatives; Modified Delphi methodology for critical appraisal of indicators
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) [45]	CMHA, CEQM project	Canada, 2012	Literature review for identifying candidate indicators; 3-phase consensus-building methodology for critical appraisal of indicators
Shield [46]	–	UK, 2003	Literature review for identifying candidate indicators; Two-round Delphi methodology for critical appraisal of indicators
Worrall [47]	–	UK, 2002	Mix of literature review and stakeholder workshops for identifying candidate indicators; Consensus methodology for critical appraisal of indicators

RAND Research and Development, ACOVE Assessing the Care of Vulnerable Elders Project, VHA/DOD Veterans Health Administration Department of Defence, OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, CMHA Canadian Mental Health Association