Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
| Â | Included | Excluded |
|---|---|---|
Population | Any population, no limitation on country. Focus on workforce planning and projection in the health sector | Studies focusing on workforce planning and projection outside the health and aged care sector |
Intervention | A quantitative model for estimating current and future health workforce requirement Estimate both the demand for and supply of workforce and presented the workforce requirements | No forecast/prediction beyond current situation Only either demand for workforce, or supply of workforce exclusively |
Comparison | Studies involving quantitative analysis and models that forecast or project future health workforce needs | Conceptual discussion models focusing solely on past and current event |
Outcomes | This study aims to review health workforce modelling studies that estimate workforce numbers demand and supply using quantitative methodology | Studies that do not estimate workforce requirements. Studies solely focus on supply or demand side without considering both aspects |
Types of studies | Peer-reviewed articles published in academic journals since 2010. Publish in English. All types of quantitative study designs. Full-text articles available for review | Conference abstracts, editorials, commentaries, narrative, qualitative only studies, opinions, clinical case reports, review studies, |