Table 2 Article characteristics. This table reports the distribution of included articles (n = 173, 100%) according to article type, year of publication and demographic location. Supplementary Digital Appendix 3 contains a table and reference list of all included articles in this review
Article characteristic | No. articles | |
|---|---|---|
n | (%) | |
Total | 173 | (100) |
Article type | ||
    Case or cohort report | 56 | (32) |
    Commentary reviews | 36 | (21) |
    Delphi study | 22 | (13) |
    Conference abstract | 22 | (13) |
    Qualitative research | 19 | (11) |
    Professional guideline | 6 | (3) |
    Systematic review | 2 | (1) |
    Scoping review | 1 | (1) |
    Other: | 9 | (5) |
Year of publication | ||
    2021 | 30 | (17) |
    2020 | 28 | (22) |
    2019 | 24 | (14) |
    2018 | 18 | (10) |
    2017 | 15 | (9) |
    2016 | 17 | (10) |
    2015 | 8 | (5) |
    2014 | 15 | (9) |
    2013 | 5 | (3) |
    2012 | 1 | (1) |
    2011 | 1 | (1) |
    2007 | 1 | (1) |
Article location | ||
    United States | 100 | (58) |
    Canada | 26 | (15) |
    Netherlands | 11 | (6) |
    Australia | 8 | (5) |
    Germany | 5 | (3) |
    India | 4 | (2) |
    Singapore | 2 | (1) |
    Switzerland | 2 | (1) |
    UK | 2 | (1) |
    Ethiopia | 1 | (1) |
    Ireland | 1 | (1) |
    Iran | 1 | (1) |
    Italy | 1 | (1) |
    Japan | 1 | (1) |
    Nepal | 1 | (1) |
    Singapore | 1 | (1) |
    Multi-national - | 6 | (3) |
       Europe | 3 |  |
       Australia and New Zealand | 1 |  |
       Netherlands, USA, Aus | 1 |  |
       United States and Canada | 1 |  |