Table 1

Overview of included studies

Title/AuthorMethodSettingMain focus
1. Efficiency versus thoroughness in medication review: a qualitative interview study in UK primary care (Duncan et al., 2019)Qualitative interview studyPrimary careExperience of medication reviews in general practice (pharmacists and GPs)
2. To leave or to lie? Are concerns about a shift-work mentality and eroding professionalism as a result of duty hour rules justified? (Szymczak et al., 2010)Qualitative (interviews and observations)Hospital wardsThe tension between committing to duty hour rules or committing to the patients' needs (hospital physicians)
3. The role of dynamic trade-offs in creating safety- A qualitative study of handover across care boundaries in emergency care (Sujan et al., 2015)Qualitative (interviews and observations)Emergency carePatient handovers between the ambulance personnel and the receiving emergency care nurses
4. Safe medication management in specialized home healthcare – an observational study (Lindblad et al., 2017)Qualitative observational studyHome careHome care nurses providing general care to patients receiving home care
5. Efficiency and thoroughness trade-offs in high volume organizational routines: an ethnographic study of prescribing safety in primary care (Grant and Guthrie, 2018)Ethnographic studyPrimary careSafety in medication prescriptions
6. An exploration of workarounds and their perceived impact on antibiotic stewardship in the adult medical ward of a referral hospital in Malawi: a qualitative study (Mula et al., 2019)Qualitative (focus groups and observation)Hospital wardNurses' antibiotic administration in a hospital ward
7. Double checking: a second look (Hewitt et al., 2016)Large qualitative studyHospital wardsDouble checking in medication administration
8. The efficiency-thoroughness trade-off after implementation of electronic medication management: a qualitative study in pediatric oncology (Baysari et al., 2020)Qualitative interview studyA pediatric oncology cancer centerA comparison of expectations and experiences before and after the introduction of an electronic medication management system
9. The ETTO principle and organizational strategies: a field study of ICU bed and staff management (Xiao et al., 2010)Field study (observations and interviews)The ICUManagement of staff and resources in an intensive care unit
10. Providing high-quality care in primary care settings: How to make trade-offs (Beaulieu et al., 2014)Mixed methodPrimary care practicesResource management to provide high-quality care in primary care practices

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