Table 1 Characteristics of included records
From: Characterising support and care assistants in formal hospital settings: a scoping review
| Â | Number of papers n |
|---|---|
Publication periods | n (%) |
 After 2020 | 9 (12) |
 2016–2020 | 18 (24) |
 2011–2015 | 22 (29) |
 2006–2010 | 9 (12) |
 2000–2005 | 9 (12) |
 Before 2000 | 6 (8) |
Type of papers/methods | n (%) |
 Observational (prospective, retrospective, cross-sectional, surveys) | 27 (37) |
 Grey literature* | 18 (25) |
 Qualitative | 9 (12) |
 Reviews (Systematic, Scoping, Integrative) | 8 (11) |
 Mixed Methods | 4 (5) |
 Quasi-experimental | 3 (4) |
 Case study | 3 (4) |
 Ecological study | 1 (1) |
Source of papers (World Bank’s income group classifications) | n (%) |
 High-income countries | 57 (78) |
 Upper middle-income countries | 1 (1) |
 Lower middle-income countries | 4 (5) |
 Low-income countries | 2 (3) |
 Global** | 9 (12) |