Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
From: Community participation in rural health: a scoping review
Criterion | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
Time period | January 1990 and February 2012 | Any study outside these dates |
Language | English | Non-English |
Type of article | Original research article published in a peer reviewed journal | Any article that was not original research and/or unpublished |
Study focus | Community participation | No reference to community participation, i.e. individual consultation between health professional and client |
Health service | Rural | No reference to rural health care services |
Geographical place of study | International, developed countries | Developing countries |
Population and sample | Mixed population sociodemographic | Reference to only a single sociodemographic factor i.e. gender, cultural group |