Table 4 Characteristics of included studies

O'Brien (2016) [54]

28

68%

Qual

Interview

Y

Y

Y

-

–

Breast

Positive SLNB

Canada

cALND after positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) regional CPG

Shelton (2019) [55]

42

–

Qual

Interview

Y

–

Y

-

Y

Colon

Stage II

USA

Adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer national CPGs (ASCO or the NCCN)

Otte (2017) [53]

14

–

Qual + Quant

Interview including Q card sorting

Y

–

–

-

–

Pancreatic ductal adeno-carcinoma

Locally advanced, UICC Stage III cT4N1M0

Germany

Exocrine pancreatic adenocarcinoma Treatment CPGs, including recommendations for active cancer treatment and treatment with palliative intent

Brouwers (2014) [56]

71

30%

Qual + Quant

Surveys + interviews

Y

Y

Y

-

–

NSCLC

Stage II/IIIA resected NSCLC and unresected stage IIA/B NSCLC

Canada

1. CCOPGI Chemotherapy CPG: stage II/IIIA resected NSCLC patients 2. CCOPGI Chemotherapy + radiation: unresected stage IIIA/B NSCLC patients

Bristow (2018) [57]

128

-

Quant

Survey

–

Y

–

Y

Y

Prostate

Post-Prostatectomy

Canada

ASTRO and AUA Adjuvant and salvage post prostatectomy radiotherapy CPGs

Brown (2016) [58]

157

45%

Quant

Survey

–

–

–

Y

Y

Prostate

Locally advanced

Australia

ACN Adjuvant radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer CPG

Carrick (1998) [59]

150

64%

Quant

Survey

–

–

Y

-

–

Breast

Early stage

Australia

NHMRC Early breast cancer management CPG

Fonteyne (2018) [60]

126

18%

Quant

Survey

Y

Y

–

Y

Y

MIBC

Primary to metastatic

Belgium

Primary, Adjuvant and metastatic radiotherapy treatment for MIBC

Gattellari (2001) [61]

195

89%

Quant

Survey

–

–

Y

-

–

CRC

–

Australia

ANC/COSA CRC management CPGs

Graham (2007) [15]

520

57%

Quant

Survey

Y

Y

–

-

Y

Cancer

–

Canada

CCOPGI cancer management CPGs

Grilli (1991) [62]

770

41%

Quant

Survey

Y

Y

–

-

Y

Breast, CRC, Ovarian

–

Italy

Italian National CPGs for Breast, CRC, and ovarian cancer treatment

Ismaila (2018) [63]

101

53%

Quant

Survey

–

Y

–

-

–

Cancer

–

Nigeria

International, national, local oncology CPGs

Jagsi (2014) [64]

896

60%

Quant

Survey

Y

–

Y

-

–

Breast

–

USA

NCCN CPG for Breast cancer

Ward (1997) [65]

69

77%

Quant

Survey

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

Breast

Early stage

Australia

NHMRC early breast cancer CPG

White (2010) [66]

63 (survey)

58%

Quant

Survey + Patterns of care study

–

–

Y

-

–

Breast (DCIS)

DCIS

Australia

Australian treatment recommendations for DCIS