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Table 3 Summary of Methods (n = 241)

From: Looking back to inform the future: a review of published paramedicine research

Method

Frequency (%)

Observationala

96 (40%)

Editorial/Commentary

68 (28%)

Knowledge Synthesisb

27 (11%)

Survey Study

15 (6%)

Interventionc

13 (5%)

Qualitative Research

12 (5%)

Randomized Controlled Trial

7 (3%)

Conference Proceedings

2 (< 1%)

Mixed Methods

1 (< 1%)

  1. aIncludes cohort, case control, and case series
  2. bIncludes all types of literature reviews (e.g., systematic reviews, scoping reviews, narrative reviews, etc.)
  3. dIncludes pre/post implementation designs that are not randomized