Table 2 Quantity, quality and type of identified literature by topic heading

Early intervention and post diagnostic services

Early intervention (anticipatory/on diagnosis)

19 (11 Literature reviews; 1 Cohort study; 7 Other (2 Program descriptions; Practice guidelines; test of MCI screening tools; Practice-based reflection; Policy analysis; Program evaluation))

18 (12 Literature reviews; 1 Economic evaluation; 3 Qualitative studies; 2 Other (Descriptive service overview, report of survey))

Post diagnostic support

18 (9 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 3 Qualitative studies; 5 Other (2 Program descriptions; practice-based reflection; Retrospective case review; Program evaluation))

23 (7 Literature reviews; 1 Randomised controlled trial (RCT); 2 Controlled clinical trials (CCT); 3 Qualitative studies; 1 Non-controlled Before and After study; 5 Other (2 Cross-sectional studies; 2 Service overviews; 2 Reports of surveys; Program evaluation; 2 Retrospective case reviews; Study protocol))

Community-based services supporting people with dementia living in their own homes

Self directed support

3 (1 Literature review; 1 Qualitative study; 1 Other (practice-based reflection))

3 (1 Literature review; 2 Other (Reports of survey; Program evaluation))

Community-based support

16 (5 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 4 Qualitative studies; 6 Other (Multi-method study; 2 Program evaluations; Practice-based reflection; Report of survey; Policy analysis))

14 (5 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 1 Economic evaluation; 7 Other (Cross-sectional study; Service evaluation; Program evaluation; 2 Reports of surveys; Service description; Study protocol))

Domiciliary support

11 (3 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 4 Qualitative studies; 3 Other (Report of survey; Program evaluation; Policy analysis))

16 (5 Literature reviews; 3 Qualitative studies; 8 Other (2 Cross-sectional studies; 2 Reports of surveys; Program evaluation; Service evaluation; Service overview; Study protocol))

Rapid response

4 (1 Literature review; 3 Other (Report of survey; Program evaluation; Retrospective case review))

4 (1 Qualitative study; 3 Other (Report of survey; Program evaluation; Service evaluation))

Enablement, re-ablement and rehabilitation

16 (11 Literature reviews; 2 Qualitative studies; 3 Other (Report of survey; Program description; Program evaluation))

18 (13 Literature reviews; 1 Qualitative study; 5 Other (Retrospective case review; Program evaluation; 2 Reports of surveys))

Managing medication

4 (1 Literature review; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 2 Qualitative studies)

7 (2 Literature reviews; 5 Other (Service evaluation; Service description; Study protocol; Report of survey; Retrospective drug use study))

Day services

6 (4 Literature reviews; 2 Qualitative studies)

2(2 Other (Cross-sectional study; Report of survey)

Hospital-related areas of interest

Intermediate care

8 (4 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 1 Qualitative study; 2 Other (Multi-method study; Policy analysis))

4 (1 Literature review; 1 Qualitative study; 2 Other (Program evaluation; Report of survey))

Preventing unnecessary admission

13 (8 Literature reviews; 2 Qualitative studies; 3 Other (Case study; 2 Program evaluations))

10 (2 Literature reviews; 1 Qualitative study; 7 Other (Cross-sectional study; Service evaluation; Program evaluation; Retrospective case review; Report of survey; Service description; Study protocol))

Community hospitals

4 (2 Literature reviews; 2 Other (Retrospective case review; Program evaluation))

2 (2 Other (Report of a survey; Program evaluation)

Reductions in length of stay

6 (3 Literature reviews; 1 Cohort study; 2 Other (2 Program evaluations))

5 (1 Cohort study; 4 Other (2 Retrospective case reviews; Report of survey; Program evaluation))

Discharge

5 (1 Literature review; 1 Cohort study; 3 Other (Multi-method study; 2 Program evaluations))

6 ((1 Literature review; 1 Cohort study; 1 Qualitative study; 3 Other (Cross-sectional study; Report of survey; Program evaluation))

Informal/unpaid care

27 (13 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 6 Qualitative studies; 7 Other (Case study; Literature-based concept analysis; Meta-analysis; Multi-method study; Retrospective case review; Policy analysis))

25 (11 Literature reviews; 1 Randomised controlled trial (RCT); 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 3 Qualitative studies; 9 Other (2 Cross-sectional studies; Study protocol; 3 Service descriptions; 2 Reports of surveys; Program evaluation))

Workforce and service delivery*

Joint working/ partnership working

16 (7 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 4 Qualitative studies; 4 Other (Report of survey; 2 Program evaluations; Policy analysis))

11 (3 Literature reviews; 3 Qualitative studies; 5 Other (Cross-sectional study; Study protocol; Service description; Report of survey; Program evaluation))

Integrated care/ teams

16 (7 Literature reviews; 1 Controlled clinical trial (CCT); 4 Qualitative studies; 4 Other (Report of survey; 2 Program evaluations; Policy analysis))

11 (3 Literature reviews; 1 Non-controlled Before and After study; 2 Qualitative studies; 5 Other (Cross-sectional study; Study protocol; Service description; Report of survey; Program evaluation))

Consistency and quality of home care (staff training and support)

10 (2 Literature reviews; 4 Qualitative studies; 4 Other)

(Literature-based concept analysis; Report of survey; Program evaluation; Policy analysis))

15 (7 Literature reviews; 1 Economic evaluation; 2 Qualitative studies; 5 Other

(Study protocol; Service description; 2 Reports of surveys; Program evaluation)

Delivery of community nursing

5 (2 Literature reviews; 2 Qualitative studies; 1 Other)

(Policy analysis)

6 (2 Literature reviews; 4 Other

(Service evaluation; Study protocol; 2 Reports of surveys)