Body of evidence examined according to conceptual themes

Chronic Disease

Conceptual Theme 1

Conceptual Theme 2

Conceptual Theme 3

Type 2 diabetes

Self-management in context

Gender and self-management

Physician-patient interaction

Nr. of studies

30

4

2

Body of evidence examined according to study design

Study Design

Method of Analysis

Nr. of Eligible Studies

Qualitative Studies

Grounded theory

Content analysis

Questionnaire-based interviews

Narrative interviews

Framework analysis

19

2

9

3

3

Total

36

Body of evidence examined according to study context

Study Context

Number of Eligible Studies

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Australia

United States

United Kingdom

Scotland

Holland

Norway

1

2

1

20

7

2

2

1

Total

36