Table 2 Population characteristics of included primary studies
Study ID | Study groups | Gender (male vs female) | Age | Socioeconomic status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chen et al. 2000 [20] | Historical control group nonpathway group Pathway group | 76% vs.. 24% 64% vs. 36% 73% vs. 27% | 58 years (median) 59 years (median) 60 years (median) | No information available |
2 | Dahl et al. 2017 [25] | Before implementation After implementation total After implementation pathway referred After implementation non-pathway referred | 45% vs. 55% 52% vs. 48% 49% vs. 51% 54% vs. 46% | 11.3/14.8/25.3/28.5/20.2a 7.0/12.2/24.9/33.1/22.8a 6.4/10.4/25.5/33.2/24.6a 7.3/13.3/24.6/33.1/21.6a | No information available |
3 | Gendron et al. 2002 [21] | Control group (pre-pathway) 1 year after pathway implementation 3 years after pathway implementation | 71% vs. 29% 79% vs. 21% 73% vs. 27% | 65 years (median) 61 years (median) 60 years (median) | Smoking (yes): 96%; alcohol use (yes): 75% Smoking (yes): 90%; alcohol use (yes): 73% Smoking (yes): 90%; alcohol use (yes): 54% |
4 | Ghosh et al. 2001 [22] | Separate groups for cervical and endometrial cancer Preintervention group Postintervention group Postintervention group Postintervention group | No patients characteristics were reported. Patients were matched for age, comorbid conditions, and stage of disease only. | ||
5 | Jeong et al. 2011 [23] | Non care pathway group early gastric cancer Pathway group early gastric cancer Non care pathway group advanced gastric cancer Pathway group advanced gastric cancer | 71% vs. 29% 64% vs. 36% 69% vs. 31% 65% vs. 35% | 59.7 (mean) 58.2 (mean) 59.1 (mean) 59.3 (mean | No information available |
6 | Kiyama et al. 2003 [18] | Traditional care group Clinical pathway group | 66% vs. 34% 62% vs. 38% | 66.8 years (mean; ± 12.9) 63 years (mean; ± 12.1) | No information available |
7 | Tastan et al. 2012 [24] | Control group Clinical pathway group | No information available | 53.2 (mean; ± 12.3) 51.7 (mean; ± 11.3) | Marital status (married vs. single): 82.4% vs. 17.6; ownership child (no vs. yes): 11.8% vs. 88.2; education (primary/secondary/high school/college or higher): 8.8%/50%/17.6%/23.6%; occupation (yes vs. no): 32.4% vs. 67.6%. Marital status (married vs. single): 82.9% vs. 17.1; ownership child (no vs. yes): 2.9% vs. 97.1; education (primary/secondary/high school/college or higher): 11.4%/45.7%/28.6%/14.3%; occupation (yes vs. no): 17.1% vs. 82.9%. |
8 | Williams et al. 2015 [19] | Usual care group Intervention group | 64% vs. 36% 66% vs. 34% | 58 years (mean; range 19-80) 60 years (mean; range 39-82) | No information available |