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Table 2 Eligibility criteria for studies in the systematic review

From: General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and experiences of managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: protocol of a mixed methods systematic review and meta-ethnography

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

 - Studies that explore the knowledge, attitude or experiences of GPs in the management of BPSD in community and/or residential settings

 - Qualitative or quantitative study design

 - Studies must include GPs

- Studies that do not describe in detail the knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners in relation to BPSD

- Non-English language studies

- Studies reporting the perspective of non-GP healthcare professionals where the views of GPs are not represented or analysed separately

- Studies reporting on GPs’ perspectives on managing another aspect of dementia without any reference to the management of BPSD

- Opinion pieces and non-peer reviewed articles