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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Rehabilitation in primary care for an ageing population: a secondary analysis from a scoping review of rehabilitation delivery models

Category

Details

N

% within category

% of included studies

Year of publication

2015

14

 

14.6

2016

21

 

21.9

2017

8

 

8.3

2018

19

 

19.8

2019

4

 

4.2

2020

2

 

2.1

2021

23

 

24.0

2022

5

 

5.2

Country

The Netherlands

11

11.3

11.5

United States

11

11.3

11.5

United Kingdom

10

10.3

10.4

Australia

8

8.3

8.3

Korea

6

6.2

6.3

Spain

6

6.2

6.3

China

6

6.2

6.3

Norway

5

5.2

5.2

Japan

4

4.1

4.2

Taiwan, China

4

4.1

4.2

Canada

3

3.1

3.1

Less than 3 studiesa

23

23.7

24.0

Total countries reported

97

100

101.0

Study design

Intervention study

80

 

83.3

Observational Study

12

 

12.5

Qualitative study

4

 

4.2

Study codesign

Yesb

12

 

12.5

No or not reported

84

 

87.5

Setting

Rural/Semi-rural

18

18

18.8

Urban

19

19

19.8

Not reported

63

63

65.6

Total settings reported

100

  

Most used age-related inclusion criteria

Older than 65

29

 

30.2

Limitation by age

6

 

6.2

Older than 18

17

 

17.7

Another criterion

22

 

22.9

Not reported

22

 

22.9

Participants’ sex predominance

Female predominance

54

 

56.3

Balanced

27

 

28.1

Male predominance

7

 

7.3

Not reported

8

 

8.3

Target population

People with a decline in functioning/functional abilityc

50

 

52.1

People with a single health condition

39

 

40.6

People with more than two health conditions

7

 

7.3

Health condition area

Neurological

12

30

12.5

Cardiovascular

8

20

8.3

Respiratory

8

20

8.3

Metabolic

4

10

4.2

Musculoskeletal

3

7.5

3.1

Pain

2

5

2.1

Autoimmune disease

1

2.5

1.0

Cancer

1

2.5

1.0

Communicable diseases

1

2.5

1.0

Number of health conditions reported

40

100

41.7

Health condition

Stroke

9

22.5

9.4

COPD

8

20

8.3

Cardiovascular disease not specified

3

7.5

3.1

Diabetes

3

7.5

3.1

Heart failure

3

7.5

3.1

Less than 3 studiesd

14

35

14.6

Number of health conditions reported

40

100

41.7

Distribution of participant’s mean age

N

mean

SD

 

Quantile 1

21

57.8

3.7

Quantile 2

17

67.7

2.4

Quantile 3

31

74.9

2.3

Quantile 4

21

81.8

1.8

  1. aCountries with less than 4 studies: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Uganda, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Canada
  2. bStudy participants were involved in the design of the rehabilitation program and research study
  3. cWe considered “functional ability” and “functioning”, as introduced in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) [44] as equivalent concepts
  4. dHealth conditions with less than 3 studies: Chronic pain, Cognitive Impairment, Osteoarthritis, COVID-19, Cancer not specified, Coronary heart disease, Inflammatory arthritis, Multiple sclerosis, Peripheral artery disease, Rotator cuff tendinopathy
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