Table 1 Summary of evidence appraisal (n = 51)
From: Academic service-learning nursing partnerships in the Americas: a scoping review
Countries with Academic Service-Learning Nursing Partnerships (ASLNP) | # of articles (%) |
USA | 46 (90.1%) |
Brazil | 2 (3.9%) |
USA and Haiti | 1 (2%) |
Canada and Colombia | 1 (2%) |
Guatemala | 1 (2%) |
Study population | # of articles (%) |
Multiple disciplines/ stakeholders | 39 (76.5%) |
Nursing students | 12 (23.5%) |
ASLNP setting | # of articles (%) |
Community-based organization or club | 15 (29.4%) |
School system (K-12) | 9 (17.6%) |
Free standing clinic | 6 (11.8%) |
Multiple settingsa | 6 (11.8%) |
University settingb | 5 (9.8%) |
VA Medical Center | 4 (7.8%) |
Outpatient Clinic | 3 (5.9%) |
Public Health Department | 2 (3.9%) |
Home-based care | 1 (2%) |
Type of ASLNP | # of articles (%) |
Formal [MOUs, contract, grant, agreement] | 51 (100%) |
Implicit service-learning | 35 (68.6%) |
Explicit service-learning | 16 (31.4%) |
Level of evidence/ Type of study | # of articles (%) |
Level VII/ Experiential and non-research evidence | 26 (51%) |
Level VI/ Descriptive or qualitative or mixed methods study | 21 (41.2%) |
Level IV/ Case-control or cohort study | 4 (7.8%) |