Table 3.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
• Be available in full text • Be in all languages • Studies that show evidence on performance management • Studies based on nurses or nurse practitioner or registered nurses • Must have been published between 1978 to date • Must be within the primary health care sector • All study design	• Studies with no evidence on performance management, appraisal or review • Studies published before 1978 • Studies not within the primary health care health sector • Studies not based on nurses or nurse practitioner or registered nurses