Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review (n = 172)
From: Determinants of the de-implementation of low-value care: a multi-method study
Study characteristic | Number of included studies (%) |
|---|---|
Year of publication | |
 1990–1999 | 1 (1) |
 2000–2009 | 27 (16) |
 2010–2016 | 144 (84) |
Country | |
 North America | 124 (72) |
 Europe | 29 (17) |
 Australasia | 18 (10) |
 Other | 1 (1) |
Study design | |
 Non-original research | 96 (56) |
  Editorial, letter-to-the-editor, website or news item | 64 (37) |
  Literature review | 29 (17) |
  Guideline | 3 (2) |
 Original research | 76 (44) |
  Cohorta | 25 (15) |
  Quasi-experimentalb | 18 (10) |
  Qualitative | 7 (4) |
  Mixed methods | 6 (3) |
  Knowledge synthesis | 3 (2) |
  Predictive modelling | 3 (2) |
  Cross-sectional | 3 (2) |
  Otherc | 11 (6) |
Focus of article | |
 Identify low-value practices | 86 (50) |
 Facilitate the de-implementation process | 92 (53) |
 Evaluate de-implementation outcomes | 82 (48) |
 Sustain de-implementation | 18 (10) |
Targeted low-value practice | |
 Therapeutic intervention(s) | 42 (24) |
 Diagnostic intervention(s) | 33 (19) |
 Both | 15 (9) |
 Did not specify | 82 (48) |
Reported barrier(s) to de-implementation | 138 (80) |
Reported facilitator(s) to de-implementation | 105 (61) |