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Table 2 Overview of contextual factors for the articles concerning polypharmacy and inappropriateness

From: Disentangling concepts of inappropriate polypharmacy in old age: a scoping review

Total studies included: 105

Year of publication

Years

Number

Percentage

1990-1995

1

1%

1996-2000

3

3%

2001-2005

6

6%

2006-2010

17

16%

2011-2015

11

10%

2016-2020

54

51%

2021-2022

13

12%

Total

105

100%

Setting

Setting

Number

Percentage

Hospital

20

19%

Primary care including nursing homes

28

27%

Cross-sectional

20

19%

Not applicable

37

35%

Total

105

100%

Scientific field

Field

Number

Percentage

Medicine

61

58%

Other fields within the health sciences

41

39%

Other fields not primarily related to health sciences

3

3%

Total

105

100%

Geographical place

Place

Number

Percentage

Scandinavia

7

7%

Europe

53

50%

USA/Canada

27

26%

Asia

7

7%

South and Central America

1

1%

Australia and New Zealand

8

8%

Sub-Saharan Africa

2

2%

Total

105

100%

Methodology

Design

Number

Percentage

Qualitative

16

15%

Quantitative

21

20%

Mixed-methods

3

3%

Reviews (Including systematic reviews)

33

31%

Commentaries/discussion papers/editorials

28

27%

Book chapters

4

4%

Total

105

100%