Table 2 Characteristics of studies included in this systematic review
Study | Country | Study design | Healthcare setting | Healthcare topic | Application of NPT in RCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Blickem et al. [68] | UK | Qualitative | Primary care | Chronic Kidney Disease Management | Prospective |
2. Buckingham et al. [69] | UK | Mixed-methods feasibility RCT | Primary care | Palliative care, very severe COPD in older people | Prospective |
Australia | Qualitative | Primary care | Complex chronic disease management–- type 2 diabetes | Prospective | |
4. Coupe et al. [72] | UK | Qualitative | Primary care | Collaborative Care for depression management | Prospective |
5. Darley et al. [73] | UK | Mixed-methods process evaluation | Stroke services | Informal caregiver support | Prospective |
6. Delvaux et al. [74] | UK | Qualitative | Stroke services | Arm recovery, rehabilitation after stroke | Prospective |
7. Evans et al. [75] | UK | Qualitative | Primary care | Computer software prediction tool for emergency hospital admission risk | Prospective |
8. French et al. [76] | UK | Qualitative process evaluation | Stroke services | Urinary incontinence after stroke | Prospective |
9. Glidewell et al. [77] | UK | Qualitative process evaluation | Primary care | Adaptable evidence-based practice implementation package | Prospective |
10. Glynn et al. [78] | Ireland | Qualitative | Primary care | mHealthh physical activity intervention implementation | Retrospective |
11. Hassan et al. [79] | UK | Qualitative | Primary care | Severe mental illness in patients at risk of CVD | Retrospective |
12. Hengel et al. [80] | Australia | Qualitative | Primary care | Sexual health CQI | Prospective |
Australia | Mixed-methods process evaluation / qualitative | Primary care | Family violence screening and care model | Prospective | |
14. Horwood et al. [85] | UK | Qualitative | Primary care | HCV vaccine uptake | Prospective |
15. Hoskins et al. [86] | UK | Qualitative process evaluation | Primary care | Self-management of adult asthma | Prospective |
16. Johnson et al. [87] | UK | Qualitative process evaluation | Acute hospital settings | Decision-making and communication in clinically unstable patients | Prospective |
17. Keenan et al. [88] | UK | Mixed-methods process evaluation | Care facilities, older people | Dementia and challenging behaviour | Prospective |
UK | Formative evaluation, Mixed-methods process evaluation | Primary care | Chronic condition self-care support | Prospective | |
19. Kousgaard et al. [92] | Denmark | Qualitative | Care facilities, older people | Overuse/inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for UTI | Retrospective |
20. Lewis et al. [93] | UK | Mixed-methods process evaluation | Primary care | Domestic violence and abuse | Retrospective |
21. Mackenzie et al. [94] | Australia | Qualitative | Primary care | Fall risk management | Prospective |
22. Mäkelä et al. [95] | UK | Qualitative | Hospital at home, hospital | Geriatrician-led management of acute health events | Prospective |
23. McInnes et al. [96] | Australia | Qualitative process evaluation | Emergency department | Evidence-based protocols for stroke management | Retrospective |
24. Mishuris et al. [36] | USA | Quantitative | Primary care | Clinical prediction rules for sore throat and cough into EHRs | Prospective |
25. Morden et al. [97] | UK | Qualitative | Primary care | Self-management support for osteoarthritis | Prospective |
26. Morton et al. [98] | UK | Mixed-methods process evaluation | Primary care | Management of hypertension with digital interventions | Prospective |
27. Myall et al. [99] | UK | Qualitative process evaluation | Primary cancer treatment | Self-management of cancer-related fatigue with digital interventions | Prospective |
28. Nwolise et al. [100] | UK | Qualitative | Hospital | Advanced melanoma trial participation burden | Prospective |
29. Ouyang et al. [101] | China | Mixed-methods process evaluation | Stroke services | Stroke, Acute Intracerebral Haemorrhage | Prospective |
30. Patel et al. [102] | Australia | Mixed-methods process evaluation | Primary care | CVD management | Prospective |
31. Saunders et al. [103] | UK | Qualitative | Primary care | Musculoskeletal pain | Retrospective |
32. Schnabel et al. [104] | UK | Qualitative | Stroke services | Augmented arm rehabilitation, supported self-management after stroke | Prospective |
33. Schubbe et al. [105] | USA | Qualitative | Surgery | Conversation aids for shared decision-making for breast cancer | Prospective |
34. Sharpe et al. [106] | Canada | Qualitative | Primary care | Paediatric asthma | Retrospective |
35. Spencer-Bonilla [107] | USA | Mixed-methods | Cardiology in Hospital | Shared decision-making for anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation | Prospective |
36. Taft et al. [108] | Australia | Qualitative process evaluation | Primary care | Long-acting reversible contraceptives | Retrospective |
37. Taylor et al. [109] | UK | Qualitative | Collaborative care | Depression in older people | Prospective |
38. Valaitis et al. [110] | Canada | Qualitative | Primary care | Support for older adults, interprofessional teams | Prospective |
39. Vest et al. [111] | USA | Qualitative | Primary care | Early stage chronic kidney disease | Prospective |
40. Vos et al. [112] | Netherlands | Qualitative | Primary care | Colon cancer survivorship care | Prospective |
41. Yapa et al. [113] | South Africa | Mixed-methods process evaluation | Primary care | Antenatal HIV care quality | Prospective |
42. Yeung et al. [114] | Australia | Qualitative | Primary care | Chlamydia testing | Prospective |