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Table 2 Inclusion criteria

From: What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review

PIEOS categories

Inclusion criteria

Population

1-paramedics

2- emergency department staff

3- patients treated in urgent and emergency care. By urgent and emergency care settings we mean in urgent care settings, a Minor Injury Unit or Urgent Treatment Centre or emergency departments and by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers.

Intervention

Any intervention or combination of interventions delivered by urgent and emergency care staff for the promotion of health. The person delivering the intervention and the setting of the intervention was noted.

Exposure

Any health promotion activity.

Outcome

Any barriers or facilitators to undertaking health promotion interventions, including but not limited to engagement with the activity and perceived time constraints, and secondly, how patients and staff view delivery of the interventions in urgent and emergency care settings.

Setting

Pre-hospital setting which is usually the home or normal place of residence of the participant, in a public place or in the ambulance.

Emergency Department of a hospital.

Minor Injury Unit or similar facility.