TABLE 2

Characteristics of included studies

PR studies (n=351)SLH studies (n=8)MPCI studies (n=35)
Studies from high-income countriesAustralia (n=24)
Belgium (n=1)
Canada (n=13)
Denmark (n=9)
Finland (n=1)
France (n=29),
Germany (n=16)
Greece (n=2)
Ireland (n=3)
Italy (n=23)
Japan (n=25)
Korea (n=1)
New Zealand (n=1)
Norway (n=6)
Poland (n=3)
Portugal (n=6)
Romania (n=1)
Saudi Arabia (n=2)
Spain (n=13)
South Korea (n=1)
Sweden (n=3)
Switzerland (n=4)
Taiwan (n=5)
Netherlands (n=21)
UK (n=62)
US (n=29)
Denmark (n=2)
UK (n=4)
Australia (n=2)
Belgium (n=1)
Canada (n=6)
Germany (n=2)
Italy (n=2)
New Zealand (n=1)
Sweden (n=1)
Singapore (n=1)
Switzerland (n=1)
Netherlands (n=3)
UK (n=5)
USA (n=10)
Studies from upper-middle income countriesBrazil (n=4)
China (n=16)
Colombia (n=1)
Thailand (n=3)
Turkey (n=13)
Brazil (n=1)
China (n=1)
Studies from lower-middle income countriesEgypt (n=1)
India (n=4)
Indonesia (n=1)
Iran (n=1)
Nigeria (n=1)
Sri Lanka (n=1)
Tunisia (n=1)
Time period2000–20222009–20222003–2022

MPCI: multicomponent palliative care interventions; PR: pulmonary rehabilitation; SLH: singing for lung health.