Table 2.

Eligibility criteria for article selection

Title and abstract eligibility criteria
Inclusion	Exclusion
Physicians and/or RNs in the sample, AND	Non-English studies, OR
Must include reasons or factors that precipitate or influence individual non-participation in legally available care, AND	Studies that included other health professional groups, OR
Must be within one of these healthcare areas: end-of-life care, reproductive technology, and health, genetic testing, organ or tissue donation, OR	Studies included nursing or medical students
The article speaks to the physician or RN CO in one of the identified healthcare areas
Additional full-text eligibility criteria
Additional inclusion	Additional exclusion
Must be a research study (as opposed to a theoretical discussion of constructs), AND	Conference abstract, OR
Care must be legally available where the study was conducted	The findings had aggregate results that included students or individuals other than RNs or physicians in the sample, OR
	The study included multiple jurisdictions, and the care is not legally available in all areas identified in the study, OR
	The care area was not identified