Table 1.

Study characteristics

Study typeCountrynReference
Randomised control trials (including one randomised control pilot study)US529, 31, 35, 36, 37
Norway330, 33, 34
UK132
Cohort studies (including one retrospective cohort study, one cross-sectional cohort study, one retrospective cohort, and matched-control study)US438, 39, 40, 41
Cluster randomised control trialsUS342, 43, 44
Quasi-experimental trialUS145