Table 4. Characteristics of the quantitative studies.

Author(s) and Year	Aim of Study	Population	Method	Main Findings
(Fortuna et al., 2017) [55]	To compare patient experience with healthcare services and providers among older patients (≥50 years old) with and without serious mental illness.	• n = 35446 Patients: Schizophrenia (n = 106)mood disorders (n = 419)no serious mental illness (n = 34,921)Ages: 50+	• Study Design: Quantitative • Data Collection: Secondary data from the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey from 2003 to 2013 • Location: US	• Older Patients with mood disorders found it more difficult to access healthcare compared to those without Serious Mental Illness. This was especially the case when trying to contact their healthcare provider after hours.
(Foss & Hofoss, 2011) [61]	To describe older hospital patients’ discharge experiences specifically related to participation in the discharge planning.	• n = 254 • Patients: first 2–3 weeks (mean 19.2 days) following discharge from hospital Ages: 80+	• Study Design: Quantitative • Data Collection: Interviews • Location: Oslo, Norway	• Poor hearing ability was a factor that negatively affected the patient’s capacity to participate in clinical settings.
(Gibney & Moore, 2018) [56]	To investigate the link between provider communication and older patients’ perceived encouragement to talk about physical, social, sensitive, and emotional problems with their usual source of care (USC), be it a doctor or nurse	• n = 720 • Patients: Older patients from Ireland • Ages: 50+	• Study Design: Quantitative • Data Collection: Irish sample of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe • Location: Ireland	• The nature of the health problem influenced patient participation. More patients felt discouraged to talk about health problems that were sensitive or their social issues when compared to health problems that were physical or emotional in nature.