Table 4 Summary of included qualitative articles
Authors | Country | Type of network | Theme | Study design | Quality ratinga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Addicott 2008 [41] | UK | Managed clinical network for cancer services | Organisational structure | Comparative case study | High |
Addicott & Ferlie 2007 [42] | UK | Managed clinical network for cancer services | Organisational structure | Comparative case study | High |
Addicott et al. 2007 [43] | UK | Managed clinical network for cancer services | Organisational structure | Comparative case study | High |
Addicott et al. 2006 [44] | UK | Managed clinical network for cancer services | Organisational learning and knowledge | Observational, cross-sectional organisational process study | High |
Ahgren & Axelsson 2007 [35] | Sweden | ‘Chains of care’ (managed clinical networks) for patients having the same illness or symptom | Features and outcomes of effective networks | Cross-sectional embedded multiple-case study | High |
Baker & Wright 2006 [36] | UK | Managed clinical network for paediatric liver services | Features and outcomes of effective networks | Appreciative Inquiry methodology (case study) | Moderate |
Burnett et al. 2005 [45] | UK | Various managed clinical networks (cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, mental health) | Organisational learning and knowledge | Qualitative information and knowledge needs analysis (comparative case study) | Moderate |
Cunningham et al. 2012 [23] | Australia | Advisory clinical networks – two networks for musculoskeletal health (NSW and WA) | Features and outcomes of effective networks | Longitudinal comparative case study | High |
Fleury et al. 2002 [40] | Canada | Mental health integrated service network | Network implementation | Case study and multi-dimensional analytic model | Moderate |
Hogard & Ellis 2010 [38] | UK | Managed clinical network for personality disorder | Features and outcomes of effective networks | Evaluation Trident methodology (case study) | Moderate |
McInnes et al. 2012 [39] | Australia | Voluntary collegial clinical networks in NSW established by the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation | Features and outcomes of effective networks | Comparative case study | High |
Tolson et al. 2007 [5] | Scotland | Managed clinical network (Palliative Care), linking primary, secondary and tertiary care | Network implementation | Realistic Evaluation methodology (qualitative pilot case study) | High |
Touati et al. 2006 [13] | Canada | Managed clinical network (cancer) | Network implementation | Longitudinal qualitative case study | High |