Table 1 PCC (population, concept, context) elements of the review question
PCC Element | Criteria |
|---|---|
P (population) | Healthcare providers/organisations. Health care providers are defined as those who study, diagnose, treat and prevent human illness, injury and other impairments in accordance with the needs of the population they serve. Health care organisation as the setting in which healthcare providers provide these services |
C (concept) | Research engagement by healthcare providers or organisations, where research engagement is described as a ‘deliberate set of intellectual and practical activities undertaken by health care staff and organisations to conduct research’ [8]. Research engagement strategies are defined as activities or actions taken to increase research activities and leadership by health care providers and organisations’ |
C (context) | Language limit: English Types of studies: Peer-reviewed and grey literature, and all types of study design (excluding systematic reviews) and no limit by country |