Supervision, support and mentoring interventions for health practitioners in rural and remote contexts: an integrative review and thematic synthesis of the literature to identify mechanisms for successful outcomes

Table 4 Nature of the literature

Component	Number of papers
Intervention
Training and education^a	20
Combination	9
Professional support	4
Supervision	4
Technology focus	4
Mentoring	2
Professional groups
Nursing	9
Allied health	5
Pharmacists	(1)
Physiotherapists	(2)
Psychologists	(1)
Social workers	(1)
Medics and general practitioners	8
Multi-disciplinary (>3 professions)	8
Other^b	5
Combination	5
Nursing + dietitians	(1)
Nursing + general practitioner/medic	(2)
Mental health practitioner + general practitioner	(1)
Psychologists + social workers	(1)
Mental health practitioners	3
Country
Australia	20
Canada	10
United States of America	7
Guatemala	1
Kenya	1
New Zealand	1
South Africa	1
United Kingdom	1

^aTraining and education: Continuing Professional Education (CPE), Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Professional Development (CPD); ^badministrative staff, palliative carers, Aboriginal health workers, health workers, community members, spouses.

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