Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

1. Consists of a suite of research capacity building approaches.

Yes

No.

Single strategies and interventions were excluded.

2. Specifically targets one or more allied health professions’ capacity to perform research.

Yes

No.

Approaches which target only nursing or medical professionals were excluded.

Approaches which only target health professionals’ capacity to use research were excluded.

3. Includes a rigorous peer-reviewed evaluation component.

Yes

No.

Theoretical, expert opinion and conference papers and grey literature were excluded.

4. Developed for a publicly funded secondary or tertiary healthcare setting, including hospital, outpatient and/or community-based services.

Yes

No.

Approaches developed exclusively for primary and private healthcare settings were excluded.