Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

Pulmonary disease; Cardiovascular disease; Obesity; Palliative or end-of-life (with a life expectancy > 6 months)

All publicationsreporting on chronic diseases, multimorbidity or comorbidity, without reporting a specific diagnosis

Primary healthcare

Competencies, attitude, skills and knowledge for healthcare professionals delivering person-centred and integrated care

Strategies for healthcare professionals attaining competencies

All types of empirical studies.

Practice guidelines and disease management programmes for chronic disease(s)

Exclusion criteria

Illnesses where treatment mostly takes place in hospital or specialized care facility like cancer or mental illness.

Terminal care (life expectancy < 6 months) because there is no curative treatment or long-term goal setting.

Publications that only focus on diagnostic and/or pharmacology for chronic illnesses

Paediatric care or publications focused on chronic care for children.

Hospital or specialized care facility

Other outcomes (e.g. clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, process of care, resource utilization etc.) or skills for patients

Conference abstracts

Conference posters

Study protocols