Table 2.
Eligibility criteria.
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| All records | Available in English | Full document not available in English |
| Full document available | Duplicate | |
| Most current version of the document | Document was draft or summary version or was replaced by another document | |
| Program carried out in Canada, US, New Zealand or Australia | Program not in Canada, US, Australia or New Zealand | |
| Participants are youth aged 10-18 | Participants do not include youth aged 10-18 | |
| Includes relevant EAL intervention* | Conceptual EAL framework or model only | |
| Intervention based only on horse riding | ||
| Book review, opinion piece, memoir, or personal experience only | ||
| Intervention focused primarily on at-risk youth, mental illness/health/wellbeing, trauma, school outcomes, family/cultural connection | Intervention focused primarily on physical disability (e.g., cerebral palsy, spina bifida, etc.), intellectual disabilities (Down's syndrome, autism, ADHD, etc.), hospitalized children, obesity | |
| Some form of quantitative or qualitative analysis/description of outcomes | Based on biological or physical measures only | |
| Outcomes assessed based on observations/responses from healthcare practitioners/parents/teachers only | ||
| Specific to grey literature | Primary source written document about impact of relevant EAL program on target population | Secondary source (including media reports) |
| Author/publisher is a credible organization or individual delivering or evaluating a relevant EAL program* with the target population, (a) participant(s) of a relevant EAL program, OR author/publisher is a stakeholder of the target population who is calling for the need for a relevant EAL program in the target population | Websites promoting programs that are not primary sources or reports | |
| Does not refer to impact of a specific program |
*
Relevant intervention as defined in section EAL Definition.