From whom | Description | Examples from included studies |
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Practitioner | A healthcare practitioner from any field | Colleague, colleagues via internet, clinical leaders, personal clinical experience, journal club, email discussion list, professional association |
Non-practitioner (colleague) | A colleague who is not a healthcare practitioner and who may work within or without the same organisation | Social services, non-medical personnel |
Patient | A person or group of patients receiving healthcare interventions | Patients, patient questioning, patients’ experience of illness |
Researcher | A person or group of people who have investigated something in an organised and systematic way | Thesis, journal |
Educator | A person or organisation providing instruction | Teacher, educational booklet, laboratory manual, patient information |
Regulator | A person or organisation that directs or regulates some aspect of healthcare practice | Government documents, health policy |
Employer | An individual or organisation that employs the healthcare professional | Policy and procedure manuals, local guidelines |
Salesperson | An individual or organisation that sells good or services | Company literature, company representative, drug company functions |