Table 2.

Study characteristics

Publication(s)	Year of publication	Country	No of participant (male:female)	Setting	CCDT	Data collection	Methodology	Research question
Green et al18 Hamilton et al19	2013 2015	UK	23 (not reported)	175 practices from seven cancer networks selected to include areas of affluence and poverty and practices with non-white population ranging from 2% to 50% UK	Risk Assessment Tool	Telephone interviews Topic guide	Framework	To explore GPs experiences of incorporating the Risk Assessment Tools (RAT) for lung and bowel cancer into their clinical practice and in so doing, identify constraints and facilitators to the wider dissemination of the tools in primary care.
Dikomatis et al16 17	2012 2015	UK	23 (13:10)	Diversity of practices located in deprived to affluent areas UK	eRAT	Telephone interviews Topic guide	Framework	Obtain views from general practitioners who piloted the electronic RATs (eRATs) for suspected lung or colorectal cancer. Whether GPs were able to integrate these tools into their everyday practice and identify facilitators and barriers to their more widespread use.
Chiang et al8	2015	Australia.	15 (10:5)	Range of geographical location within Victoria Australia	QCancer	Interview after simulated cases Semi-structured	Framework	Explore the use of cancer risk tool (QCancer) in consultations and its potential impact on clinical decision making.
Moffat and Green4	2014	England, Scotland and Wales	28 (19:9)	A mix of rural, suburban and urban areas and a range of affluent/eprived patient populations UK	QCancer and Risk Assessment Tool	Telephone interviews semistructured	Framework	Are clinical decision support tools acceptable to GPs and what are the barriers and facilitators to their integration into routine practice?
Akanuwe15	2018	England	5 (not reported)	Lincolnshire (large rural county) England	QCancer and Risk Assessment Tool	Focus group semistructured	Framework	What do practitioners perceive as barriers and enablers (facilitators) to the implementation of cancer risk assessment tools?
Pannebakker et al20	2019	England	14 (5:9)	Practices Central and Eastern Clinical Research Networks England	7 Point Check List	Face to face interview semistructured	Framework	To understand GP and patient perspectives on the implementation and usefulness of the eCDS.

CCDT, Clinical Cancer Decision Tool; eCDS, Electronic clinical decision support; GPs, general practitioners.