Table 2 Characteristics of included studies
First author and reference | Year of publication | Location (city) | Number of participants | Type of participants | Data collection method | Analysis method | Study design |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dehnavieh [30] | 2013 | Kerman | 17 | Clinical governance executives of teaching hospitals | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, between 55 and 80 min | Framework method | Qualitative |
Khayatzadeh-Mahani [31] | 2013 | Kerman | 15 | Senior managers at teaching hospitals | Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion | Thematic analysis | Qualitative |
Ataollahi [32] | 2014 | Yazd | 12 | Administrators and staff in the hospital treatment sector of Deputy of Treatment and the teaching hospitals | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, 45 min | Content analysis | Qualitative |
Ravaghi [33] | 2014 | Tehran | 43 | Deputies for curative affairs of Iranian medical universities | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, 30 min | Thematic analysis | Qualitative |
Asefzadeh [34] | 2015 | Qazvin | 17 | Senior managers, clinical staff and clinical governance experts | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, 44 min | Framework method | Qualitative |
Sadeghi-Bazargani [35] | 2015 | Tabriz | 65 | Nurses | Focus group discussions, between 90 and 120 min | Content analysis | Qualitative |
Ziari [36] | 2015 | Tehran | 25 | Nurses, physicians, managers and the personnel of hospitals and Ministry of Health | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, between 55 and 84 min | Thematic analysis | Qualitative |
Ferdosi [37] | 2016 | Isfahan | 13 | Members of health Deputy Clinical Governance office and some hospitals clinical governance team members | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, 45 min | Content analysis | Qualitative |
Mohaghegh [38] | 2016 | Tehran | 38 | Senior managers, medical specialists, nurses, and lab supervisors | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, between 45 and 60 min | Framework method | Qualitative |
Askari [39] | 2017 | Yazd | 13 | Clinical governance executives and deputy members of clinical governance office in curative affairs | Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded | Framework method | Qualitative |