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. 2020 Mar 30;20:91. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02007-6

Table 1.

Demographic profile of included studies

Study characteristics Number of studies (%)
Year of publication
• 2005–2008 7 (29.16%)
• 2009–2012 5 (20.83%)
• 2013–2015 6 (25%)
• 2016–2019 6 (25%)
Type of study
• Quantitative 14 (58.33%)
• Qualitative 7 (29.16%)
• Mixed methods 3 (12.5%)
Study sample
• 50 and < 8 (33.33%)
• 50–100 7 (29.16%)
• 100–150 5 (20.83%)
• 150–200
• 200–250 1 (4.16%)
• 250–300 1 (4.16%)
• 300–350 1 (4.16%)
• 350 and > 1 (4.16%)
Countries
• Australia 2 (8.33%)
• Belgium 1 (4.16%)
• Brazil 1 (4.16%)
• Canada 1 (4.16%)
• Germany 1 (4.16%)
• Iran 2 (8.33%)
• Netherlands 2 (8.33%)
• Norway 1 (4.16%)
• Slovenia 1 (4.16%)
• Spain 1 (4.16%)
• Sweden 1 (4.16%)
• UK 6 (25%)
• USA 3 (12.5%)
• Pakistan 1 (4.16%)