Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Criterion	Inclusion	Exclusion
Time period	Any	-
Language	English only	Studies published in languages other than English.
Literature	Peer-reviewed academic literature	Non-peer-reviewed academic literature
Population	Adults who were 18 and over who had completed primary treatment for cancer.	Under 18; people currently undergoing active cancer treatment, people in receipt of palliative/end of life care. Studies exclusively on family members/carers/health and social care professionals
Study focus	Report information on the experiences of self-management in survivorship in relation to rural-urban geography.	There is no data directly in relation to self-management and the influence of rural-urban geography.
Study design	Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods designs as well as relevant literature reviews.	-
Geographical location of study	Any	-