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Table 1 Characteristics of the included QLR articles

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)