Table 2 |
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Study information for articles retrieved using databases, iterative review of each paper's references, and purposefully |
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N |
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Total sample pool of 516 articles from 199 journals |
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Mean articles per journal |
2.6 |
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Number of journals with one article only |
123 |
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Number of journals with 10 or more articles |
9 |
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Randomly selected 30 articles from 24 journals |
N (%) |
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Retrieved from |
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PUBMED |
14 (47%) |
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Reference sections of articles |
9 (30%) |
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Other databases |
7 (23%) |
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Study type |
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Qualitative (Interviews, Focus Groups, Ethnography) |
13 (43%) |
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Literature reviews+ |
8 (26%) |
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Quantitative (Survey, Time diaries) |
7 (20%) |
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Mixed methods |
2 (7%) |
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Randomized Intervention Studies |
0 |
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Study period |
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Cross-sectional or one visit |
21 (70%) |
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Longitudinal or multiple visits |
1 (3%) |
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N/a (literature review) |
8 (27) |
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Contained visual model |
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Yes |
5 (17%) |
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No |
25 (83%) |
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Disease type |
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Unspecified (CSCHN, Chronic Illness, Disability) |
16 (53%) |
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Asthma |
3 (10%) |
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Epilepsy |
2 (7%) |
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Assisted by medical technology |
2 (7%) |
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Type 1 Diabetes |
2 (7%) |
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Other* |
5 (17%) |
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Country of study site |
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United States |
14 (47%) |
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Australia, Canada, U.K. |
11 (37%) |
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Other** |
5 (17%) |
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Gender of parent-participants |
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Mothers only |
5 (17%) |
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Mothers and fathers eligible, greater than 55% mothers |
7 (23%) |
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Mothers and fathers eligible, less than or equal to 55% mothers |
3 (10%) |
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Fathers only |
2 (7%) |
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Unspecified |
5 (17%) |
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N/a (literature review) |
8 (27%) |
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Addressed racial or ethnic minorities |
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Yes |
1 (3%) |
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No |
29 (97%) |
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Purposefully selected 15 additional articles from 10 journals |
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Longitudinal observational studies |
5 (33%) |
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Intervention studies |
5 (33%) |
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Addressed racial, ethnic, or very poor minorities |
5 (33%) |
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+Included only 1 Literature Review with explicit search criteria. * Other disease includes 1 of each of the following: Anorexia, Cancer, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Schizophrenia, and Infants At-Risk of SIDS. ** Other country includes 1 of each of the following: Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and 1 study comparing U.S. and Icelandic populations |
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Hexem et al. BMC Pediatrics 2011 11:95 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-11-95 |
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