Table 2 Study characteristics summary

North-America

9

[63,64,65, 69, 76, 78, 80, 87, 95]

Australia

5

[61, 74, 79, 94, 96]

Europe

21

[62, 66,67,68, 70,71,72,73, 77, 81,82,83,84,85,86, 88,89,90, 92, 93, 97]

Asia

2

[75, 91]

Population summarised from all studies included (n)

 Nurses (Registered Nurses, Health care assistants, Nursing aids)

2600 + 

[61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97]

Number of studies reporting on setting (n)^a

 Nursing home

24

[61,62,63, 65, 68, 71, 72, 74,75,76,77,78, 80,81,82,83, 85,86,87,88, 91, 93, 95, 96]

 Community setting

3

[72, 82, 84]

 Acute care

12

[64, 66,67,68,69,70,71, 73, 81, 90, 92, 94]

 Hospice

1

[81]

 Emergency department

2

[79, 97]

 Intensive care unit

1

[89]

Number of studies assessing needs (n)

 Pain

28

[61, 62, 64,65,66,67,68, 71,72,73, 75,76,77, 79,80,81,82, 84,85,86, 89, 90, 92,93,94,95,96,97]

 Pain and other

6

[70, 74, 78, 83, 87, 88]

 Other Needs (Discomfort, Delirium, Behaviour)

3

[63, 69, 91]