| Number of studies (%) |
---|---|
Study country | |
 America | |
  Canada | 4 (7.7) |
  USA | 25 (48.1) |
 Asia Pacific | |
  Australia | 9 (17.3) |
  New Zealand | 2 (3.8) |
 Europe | |
  UK | 1 (1.9) |
  Norway | 2 (3.8) |
  Scotland | 1 (1.9) |
 Asia | 0 (0.0) |
 Africa | 0 (0.0) |
 Multiple countries | 8 (15.4) |
Scope of the study | |
 Assessing extent of policy implementation | 24 (46.2) |
 Assessing policy implementation process | 14 (26.9) |
 Both assessing the extent of policy implementation and the implementation process | 14 (26.9) |
Study design | |
 Quantitative | 17 (32.7) |
 Qualitative | 22 (42.3) |
 Mixed methods | 11 (21.2) |
 Others (guidelines and frameworks) | 2 (3.8) |