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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Patient outcomes after critical illness: a systematic review of qualitative studies following hospital discharge

Study

Country

Total number

Number of male patients (%)

Age (years)a

Number of time points

Type of interviewee

Outcomes focused on

Data collection method

Data collection mode

Russell [34]

Australia

298

–

–

1

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Patient

Telephone/in person

Interview

Maddox et al. [40]

Australia

5

2 (40 %)

60 [42–76]

NA

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Patient and caregiver/proxy

In person

Interview

Papathanassoglou and Patiraki [46]

Greece

8

3 (38 %)

–

3

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Williams [39]

UK

11

–

–

2

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Talisayon et al. [49]

Australia

5

4 (80 %)

50 (20)

NA

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview/mixed

Storli et al. [36]

Norway

10

4 (40 %)

46 [28–70]

NA

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Sawdon et al. [32]

UK

–

–

–

1

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Telephone/in person

Interview

Ramsay et al. [43]

UK

20

11 (57 %)

61 (49–71)

1

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Prinjha et al. [51]

UK

34

20 (59 %)

52 (14)

NA

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Pattison et al. [50]

UK

22

8 (36 %)

59 (12.9)

2

Patient

Patient

Email interviews

Interview/mixed methods

Hall-Smith et al. [33]

UK

26

–

–

1

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Walker et al. [37]

UK

16

11(69 %)

43 (14.8)

1

Patient

Patient

In person

Focus groups

Ewens et al. [48]

Australia

18

9 (50 %)

[34–84]

3

Patient

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Mail

Interview

Deacon [47]

Multiple countries

35

5 (14 %)

48 (9.79)

NA

Patient

Patient

Online questionnaire

–

Czerwonka et al. [18]

Canada

5

3 (60 %)

–

5

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Patient

Telephone/in person

Interview

Corrigan et al. [35]

Sweden

14

3 (21 %)

52 [42–74]

2

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Chiang [41]

China

4

3 (75 %)

67.5 (9.86)

1

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Patient and caregiver/proxy

In person

Interview

Chahraoui et al. [45]

France

20

9 (45 %)

68 (8.5)

1

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Agård et al. [16]

Denmark

18

11(61 %)

55 (12.29)

2

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Patient

In person

Focus groups and interview

Adamson et al. [42]

Australia

6

4 (67 %)

64 [57–83]

1

Patient and caregiver/proxy

Patient

In person

Interview

Abdalrahim and Zeilani [38]

Jordan

18

7 (39 %)

53 (15.6)

1

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

Ewens et al. [44]

Australia

1

1 (100 %)

37

2

Patient

Patient

In person

Interview

  1. aData presented as mean (standard deviation), as median (interquartile range), or as median [absolute range]
  2. NA not applicable because the study was not longitudinal, – not reported