Table 2 Characteristics of included studies in the primary care setting
From: Shared medical appointments and patient-centered experience: a mixed-methods systematic review
Study characteristics | N studies (participants) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diabetes | HTN | MCC | Pregnancy | |
No. of studies, by medical condition | 10 (1881) | 2 (1262) | 3 (645) | 11 (2010) |
Country | ||||
 United States | 4 (426) | 1 (58) | 2 (616) | 6 (926) |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 (29) | 2 (21) |
 Europe (Italy, Sweden) | 6 (1455) | 0 | 0 | 2 (435) |
 Middle East (Iran) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (628) |
 Asia (China) | 0 | 1 (1204) | 0 | 0 |
Healthcare system | ||||
 Govt (VA, FQHC, NHS, PHD) | 3 (362) | 2 (1262) | 1 (29) | 8 (1908) |
 Private (HMO, MCO) | 1 (120) | 0 | 2 (616) | 3 (102) |
 University-affiliated clinic | 6 (1399) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Healthcare payment model | ||||
 Public (Medicaid, Medicare, govt funded) | 8 (1575) | 2 (1262) | 3 (645) | 8 (1908) |
 Private (fee-for-service, managed care) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (102) |
 Uninsured /underinsured | 2 (306) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study design | ||||
 Randomized controlled trial | 9 (1848) | 1 (1204) | 2 (616) | 4 (1591) |
 Non-randomized controlled trial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (268) |
 Observational / interviews / focus groups | 1 (33) | 1 (58) | 1 (29) | 5 (122) |
 Mixed methods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (29) |
Sites | ||||
 Single | 9 (1066) | 1 (58) | 1 (321) | 4 (84) |
 Multisite | 1 (815) | 1 (1204) | 2 (324) | 7 (1926) |
Study duration | ||||
  < 6 months | 1 (87) | 1 (1204) | 0 | 0 |
 6 months | 1 (120) | 1 (58) | 0 | 0 |
 7 to 11 months | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (2010) |
 12 to 18 months | 2(219) | 0 | 2 (350) | 0 |
 24 months | 3 (1169) | 0 | 1 (295) | 0 |
  > 2 years | 3 (286) | 0 | 0 | 0 |