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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Measuring public opinion and acceptability of prevention policies: an integrative review and narrative synthesis of methods

 

Inclusion

Exclusion

Publication date range

Published between January 2011 and March 2020

Published prior to 2011 or after March 2020

Language

English

Non-English language

Countries

High-income, democratic countries in the Asia–Pacific, Europe (including Scandinavia) and the European Union, North America, Great Britain and/or OECD

Cross-country studies such as the ITC Study (including the above countries or pan-Europe)

Nondemocratic countries

Low- or middle-income countries

Countries outside the regions specified

Type of publication

Original studies or empirical research published in peer-reviewed journals

Letters

Editorials

Commentary

Opinion pieces

Essays

Reviews

Protocols

Grey literature

Unpublished research

Type of research

Quantitative

Qualitative

Mixed methods

 

Study design

Representative cross-sectional survey

Nonrepresentative (convenience) cross-sectional survey

Longitudinal or serial study

Focus group

Interviews

Media analysis

Deliberative study (e.g. citizen jury)

Consultations / Delphi processes

Other

Experimental studies (e.g., framing effects)

Systematic or other type of review

Meta-analyses

Population

General population (“public”/citizens)

Children or adolescents

Adults

Staff/employees

Students

Academics

Policy-makers and practitioners

Politicians/representatives

Patients

Healthcare professionals and clinicians e.g., doctors, pharmacists

Risk factors

Improve diet, food or nutrition, including sugar-sweetened beverages

Physical inactivity

Alcohol use

Overweight and obesity

Tobacco use or smoking

Mental health and suicide

Illicit drugs

Injury prevention not linked to the included risk factors

Other public health topics (e.g. abortion, vaccination, sexual health/HIV)

Breastfeeding

E-cigarettes and tobacco cessation practices

Main outcomes measured by study

Opinion, view, attitude, belief or support regarding primary prevention of lifestyle-related chronic disease, such as laws, regulation, policies, taxation, labelling, restrictions, bans, government intervention, or any other PSE change strategy

Attitudes or beliefs about health, risk factors, diseases, conditions or treatment

Opinions or attitudes about secondary or tertiary prevention of chronic disease (such as views on weight loss interventions, smoking cessation/e-cigarettes, and pharmaceutical interventions)

Attitudes or beliefs relating to a process evaluation (implementation) of a programme or intervention

Health promotion or health education practices and programmes

  1. ITC International Tobacco Control Study, OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, PSE policy, system or environment