Table 2. Profile of studies: country of authors, year of publication, discipline setting or specialty
AttributeNon-research articles(n = 36)Article reference numbersEmpirical studies(n = 12)Article reference numbers
Country
 US14 6,8,25,28,3134,37,3941,45,49 6 1519,22
 UK8 23,27,29,35,42,48,51,57 3 7,14,21
 Australia7 26,30,36,46,47,50,58 1 13
 New Zealand2 5,43 2 4,20
 Canada2 10,59
 Other (Belgium, Israel, Japan)3 24,38,44
Year of publication
 1963–19801 37 2 17,22
 1981–19905 23,24,28,31,32
 1991–20007 5,10,40,45,46,51,57 1 7
 2001–201013 8,26,27,34,35,38,39,41,42,47,50,58,59 5 4,13,14,19,21
 2011–202210 6,25,29,30,33,36,43,44,48,49 4 15,16,18,20
Setting or specialty
 General practice or primary care6 5,31,35,47,51,57 5 4,1315,18
 General22 6,10,23,2529,32,34,3638,40,41,43,45,46,48,50,58,59 4 7,17,19,22
 Hospital or cancer centre2 39,44 1 16
 Mental health or psychiatry or addiction5 24,30,33,42,49 1 20
 Palliative care1 8 1 21