Table 1 Eligibility criteria for literature screening

Population

• Inclusive of older adults (aged 65+)

o Not necessarily exclusive, but can be

o Can look at patient sub-groups (e.g., those with a specific disease/condition, living in a specific facility)

• Not inclusive of older adults (e.g., only examined pediatric patients)

Setting

• Community-based primary care settings (can include office visits, home visits, long-term care/nursing homes, retirement homes, etc.)

• Only pertains to inpatient units, emergency departments, tertiary (specialist) care, etc.

Phenomenon

• Family physician/patient encounter

o Assesses views, perspectives, attitudes, preferences, indicators, and/or satisfaction of family physician services/care

o Examines factors contributing to care quality (expectations/needs, preferences, values, indicators, contributors, facilitators, barriers, etc.)

• If examining shared (team-based) care by interdisciplinary providers, the physician’s contributions must be disentangled

• Only pertains to non-physician primary care providers (e.g., nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists) or trainees (e.g., general practice registrars, students)

• Does not consider the patient or caregiver perspective (e.g., physicians’ perceptions only)

• Assesses satisfaction broadly about primary care services (e.g., accessibility), but not the physician/patient encounter itself

• Only examines access or utilization of care (not the actual physician/patient encounter)