Table 2.
Characteristics of included studies
| Author (year) | Disease domain | Study design | Study duration (months) | Setting | No of patients | Provided training to patients | Calculated sample size | Involved family members | Examined knowledge about diseases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo et al (2014)30 | Lung cancer | NR | 19 | Inpatient | 135 | NR | NR | No | Yes |
| Welsh and Tiffin (2014)31 | Psychosis | Brief self-report survey | 3 | NR | 75 | NR | NR | Yes | No |
| Vu et al (2015)32 | Colonoscopy | Single-center, prospective survey | NR | Outpatient | 500 | Yes | NR | No | Yes |
| Tong et al (2016)33 | Lung cancer | Pilot study | NR | NR | 225 | Yes | NR | No | Yes |
| Sekimoto et al (2004)34 | T2DM | NR | 3 | Outpatient | 133 | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes |
| Rid et al (2015)35 | Incapacity | Self-administered quantitative survey | 20 | Inpatient Outpatient | 1,116 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Noble et al (2015)36 | Thrombosis | Conjoint analysis surveys | NR | Inpatient | 100 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Mazur et al (1999)37 | Prostate cancer | Cross-sectional study | NR | Outpatient | 228 | Yes | NR | No | Yes |
| Matti et al (2010)38 | Optic neuritis | NR | 5 | Outpatient | 27 | Yes | NR | No | Yes |
| Maciver et al (2016)39 | Heart failure | Qualitative study | 12 | Outpatient | 25 | NR | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sanford et al (2014)40 | Myeloid leukemia | NR | 3 | Outpatient | 56 | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes |
| Koh et al (2010)41 | ACL reconstruction | NR | 22 | Outpatient | 129 | Yes | NR | No | Yes |
| Ha and Mcdonald (2017)42 | Preterm birth | Cross-sectional survey | 2 | Outpatient | 311 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gareen et al (2015)43 | Colorectal cancer | NR | 12 | Outpatient | 2,310 | No | NR | No | Yes |
| Fiks et al (2013)44 | ADHD | NR | 6 | Outpatient | 148 | No | NR | Yes | Yes |
| Eckman et al (2015)45 | Thrombus | Cross-sectional study | NR | Outpatient | 123 | Yes | NR | No | Yes |
| Choudhry et al (2015)46 | Melanoma | NR | 12 | Outpatient | 301 | NR | NR | No | No |
| Calderwood et al (2011)47 | Colorectal cancer | Cross-sectional survey | 14 | Outpatient | 100 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bolge et al (2016)48 | RA | Self-administered online survey | NR | Outpatient | 243 | No | NR | No | Yes |
| Hofman et al (2011)49 | T1DM | Open-label, randomized, crossover usability test | NR | Inpatient | 15 | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes |
Abbreviations: ACL, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; ADHD, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; NR, not reported; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.