Country of authors, year of publication, discipline and study type; total papers n=159
| n (%) | |
| Country | |
| USA | 53 (33.3) |
| UK | 27 (17.0) |
| Canada | 20 (12.6) |
| Australia | 15 (9.4) |
| Netherlands | 6 (3.8) |
| NZ | 3 (1.9) |
| Multiple countries | 6 (3.8) |
| Other | 29 (18.2) |
| Year of publication | |
| 1990–2000 | 14 (8.8) |
| 2001–2010 | 40 (25.2) |
| 2011–2019 | 105 (66.0) |
| Discipline | |
| Nursing | 52 (32.7) |
| Medicine | 22 (13.8) |
| Paediatrics | 13 (8.2) |
| Occupational therapy | 6 (3.8) |
| Physiotherapy | 4 (2.5) |
| Primary care | 3 (1.9) |
| Neonatal | 2 (1.3) |
| Other | 58 (36.5) |
| Study type | |
| Empirical—qualitative | 22 (13.8) |
| Empirical—quantitative | 3 (1.9) |
| Literature review | 46 (28.9) |
| Opinion | 28 (17.6) |
| Systematic review | 13 (8.2) |
| Other | 47 (29.6) |