Table 2.
Review question breakdown, inclusion/exclusion criteria for retrievals.
| Question? | To establish the perceptions of male patients diagnosed with lymphoedema from a biopsychosocial perspective? | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Adult men over the age of 18 years old | ||
| Exposure | Diagnosed with lymphoedema | ||
| Outcomes | Perceived impact of their conditions from a biopsychosocial perspective | ||
| Types | Qualitative research and the varying research designs including meta-ethnography reviews | ||
| Details | Inclusion | Exclusion | |
| Date range | Any year up until 2020 | n/a | |
| Gender | Men, or combined with females | Female only | |
| Geography | Worldwide | n/a | |
| Language | English text | Non-English text | |
| Condition | Diagnosed with lymphoedema, primary, secondary, and chronic oedema | Not diagnosed with lymphoedema, or its sub conditions | |
| Types | Qualitative research/Literature/reviews/meta-ethnography | Quantitative | |
| Two-stage process | |||
| (1) | Title and abstract review | Ascertain relevance based upon keywords, inclusion, and exclusion criteria, set against the research question | |
| (2) | Full texts review and duplication removal | Establish suitability based upon the inclusion and exclusion criteria, plus research question for further review/appraisal | |