From: Qualitative longitudinal research in health research: a method study
Continents | n (%) |
Europe | 141 (47.2) |
North America | 85 (28.4) |
Oceania | 33 (11.0) |
Africa | 23 (7.7) |
Asia | 10 (3.3) |
South America | 3 (1.0) |
Several continents | 3 (1.0) |
Population (Articles could include several types of populations) | n (%) |
Patients (individuals with a health condition) | 122 (40.8) |
Family members/caregivers | 72 (24.1) |
Community members (citizens, people in low income areas, volunteers) | 63 (21.1) |
Health care providers | 61 (20.4) |
Students or pupils (mostly health care education) | 26 (8.7) |
Policy makers | 14 (4.7) |
Managers | 15 (5.0) |
Teachers | 7 (2.3) |
US national news organizations | 1 (0.3) |
Phenomena of interest | n (%) |
Disease experience/beliefs | 52 (17.4) |
Health care navigation and/or health care-patient relationships | 48 (16.1) |
Experiences with health care trials/interventions or treatment | 43 (14.4) |
Implementation of health care practices/routines | 32 (10.7) |
Life transitions and development (pregnancy, breastfeeding, parenthood, adolescence, aging) | 23 (7.7) |
Societal adversities (violence, housing, drug addiction, criminality) | 22 (7.4) |
Health care providers’ professional development | 20 (6.7) |
Education | 18 (6.0) |
Family caregiving | 14 (4.7) |
Health behaviors and sports (e.g., physical activity, smoking cessation, talent development) | 11 (3.7) |
Policy development and social reform | 5 (1.7) |
Experience of technology (assistive technology, aids and adaptations) | 4 (1.3) |
Disaster experiences (flooding, earthquakes) | 3 (1.0) |
Context (from which participants were recruited. Articles could have several contexts) | n (%) |
Health-care/patient associations | 194 (64.9) |
Specialist care/Hospital | 84 (28.1) |
Emergency/intensive/neonatal care | 15 (5.0) |
Primary care | 12 (4.0) |
Residential homes/nursing homes | 7 (2.3) |
Community | 46 (15.8) |
Schools/universities | 32 (10.7) |
Social services/community services, volunteer organizations, prison | 27 (9.0) |
Rural | 11 (3.7) |
Urban | 16 (5.4) |
Socially vulnerable area | 25 (8.63) |
Diversity of contexts (e.g., rural and urban area) | 14 (4.7) |