Characteristics | No. (%) |
---|---|
Geographical setting | |
 United States [24, 25, 27,28,29, 31, 32, 35, 37,38,39,40,41, 43, 44] | 15 (71%) |
2 (9.5%) | |
2 (9.5%) | |
 Germany [36] | 1 (4.8%) |
 Singapore [30] | 1 (4.8%) |
Target group | |
8 (38.1%) | |
 Depression [44] | 1 (4.8%) |
 Children with chronic conditions [32] | 1 (4.8%) |
2 (9.5%) | |
3 (14.3%) | |
 Congenital heart disease [38] | 1 (4.8%) |
 Myocardial infarction [42] | 1 (4.8%) |
 Patients undergoing cardiac or cardiothoracic surgery [39,40,41] | 3 (14.3%) |
 Patients referred for home health services [43] | 1 (4.8%) |
Study design | |
10 (47.6%) | |
3 (14.3%) | |
2 (9.5%) | |
 Cohort study [38] | 1 (4.8%) |
3 (14.3%) | |
 Quasi-experimental study [44] | 1 (4.8%) |
 Prospective evaluation study [43] | 1 (4.8%) |
Funding sources | |
8 (38.1%) | |
5 (23.8%) | |
8 (38.1%) | |
 Registry participation type |  |
13 (62%) | |
3 (14.3%) | |
5 (23.8%) | |
Registry purpose | |
 Quality improvement [24, 25, 28,29,30,31,32,33,34, 37, 39, 41,42,43] | 14 (66.7%) |
7 (33.3%) | |
Quality improvement efforts | |
6 (28.6%) | |
2 (9.5%) | |
4 (19%) | |
2 (9.5%) | |
 Learning and Leadership Collaborative [35] | 1 (4.8%) |
 Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) and the Chronic Care Model [37] | 1 (4.8%) |
4 (19%) | |
3 (14.3%) |