FIRST AUTHOR/ YEAR	PARENTS	METHODOLOGY	CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS
Silva, 2015	Brazil	Qualitative/ Convergent-assistance	N = 20; nurse; age = 26 to 54 years; Primary Health Care; Continente health district; public employee, composing ESF team; be developing assistance activities in the city of Florianópolis-SC for at least six months.
Park, 2018	South Korea	Thematic/ Qualitative analysis	N = 29; nurses; age = 26 to 57 years; hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing from both the university and college; postgraduate studies; doctorate; hospital experience before going to work in nursing homes.
Lafortune, 2015	Canada	Qualitative consultation/Focus group interviews	No. = 28; informal clients and caregivers; Client: >65 years; received one or more forms of CBPHC (community-based primary health care) in the previous month; they spoke English; they had not been diagnosed with any form of dementia or cognitive impairment. Formal caregivers: speak English; experience in caring for family members > 65 years; received one or more forms of CBPHC in the previous month. Health professionals could reflect both their professional roles and their personal experiences as informal caregivers. N = 20; Health professionals; gender (male and female); urban and rural residents; case managers; occupational therapists; doctors; a nutritionist; a health promoter; a physical therapist; a social worker; a nurse; a chiropodist; a hospice coordinator; a registered practical nurse.
Dunn, 2018	USA	Case study	N = 4; 2 men and 2 women; age > 70 years; frail elderly people with a personal history; a history of orthopedic surgery; cardiological; neurological surgery; ophthalmic surgery; among other comorbidities.
Pols, 2017	Netherlands	Qualitative/Intentional sampling strategy.	N = 15 (8 women and 7 men); seniors; age: 48 to 84 years; sex; a history of depression; current self-depression; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Coronary disease; single or multiple chronic physical conditions; Education Level; baseline; severity of depression (PHQ-9); baseline anxiety severity (HADS); initial quality of life score (EQ5D). N = 9; nurse; experiences; know the Step-Dep program facilitators and barriers; clinical nurses who were part of primary care with diabetic patients or those with cardiovascular diseases; mental health nurses.
Metzelthin, 2013	Netherlands	Mixed: Quantitative (logbooks and evaluation forms)/Qualitative (semi-structured and focus group interviews).	N = 194; age ≥ 70 years; frail elderly; increased risk of adverse health outcomes (falls, hospitalization, disability, and death). N = 45; health professionals (12 GPs (general practitioner), 7 practical nurses implemented the PoC (Pre-care intervention), 6 occupational therapists, 20 physical therapists); working in the same region. Clinical nurse (ability to do an interview (eg, sufficient cognition and hearing), recent contact with the practice nurse (
Araújo Morais, 2017	Brazil	Cross-sectional/Qualitative.	N = 50; seniors; residents in the territory covered by the Basic Health Unit; age ≥ 60 years; voluntarily accept to participate in the study; having physical and mental conditions to answer the questions; sign the Free and Informed Consent Form; be in a domestic environment at the time established for data collection.