Table 4.
Definitions of intervals used in the included studies
| Author (year) | Author's interval definition | Model of Pathways to Treatment | Categorisation of Delay model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakagami and Akashi (2010) | Initial symptom detection to cancer diagnosis | Appraisal, Help‐seeking, Diagnostic | Patient, Primary Care, Secondary Care (Diagnostic) |
| Tecu and Potter (2012) | Symptom onset to first presentation | Appraisal, Help‐seeking | Patient |
| Symptom onset to receipt of first treatment | Appraisal, Help‐seeking, Diagnostic, Pre‐treatment a | Total (Patient, Diagnostic, Treatment) | |
| McEwan et al ( 2014) | Symptom discovery to initial medical consultation | Appraisal, Help‐seeking | Patient |
| Initial medical consultation to diagnosis | Diagnostic | Primary Care, Secondary Care (Diagnostic) | |
| Diagnosis to initiation of treatment | Pre‐treatment a | Treatment a |
a
The pre‐treatment/treatment interval is the final interval within each model ‐ not the focus of this review.