Multiple Myeloma in People of Working Age: A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis of Experiences of Paid and Unpaid Work

Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

22-04-22	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Sample	People under the age of retirement at start of treatment and their families and/or significant others	People over the age of retirement at start of treatment and nonfamily/significant others
Phenomenon of interest	Treated for multiple myeloma (includes relapsed or refractory (any variation))	Not treated for multiple myeloma (any variation)
Design	Any qualitative design, or mixed method design that includes, for example, interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, and surveys, which report qualitative data relating to the work-related experiences of people under the age of retirement, and/or their families, being treated for multiple myeloma	Mixed method designs where qualitative data are not reported separately and cannot be extracted or is unrelated to the work-related experiences of people under the age of retirement, and/or their families/significant others, being treated for multiple myeloma
		Quantitative designs
Evaluation	Explores work-related experiences, attitudes, and perspectives of working age people being treated for multiple myeloma, and/or their families/significant others, and how these have impacted their ability to engage in paid employment and/or unpaid activities of importance	Studies that do not explore work-related multiple myeloma experiences of people under the age of retirement, and/or their families
Research	Qualitative studies,\ and mixed method studies, where qualitative data are reported separately	Quantitative studies or mixed methods studies where the qualitative data cannot be extracted
Others	Studies from inception to 2022	N/A
	Studies published in any country, in any language	N/A
	Primary peer-reviewed research, systematic reviews with third order analysis, and PhD theses	Primary research that is not peer reviewed, secondary research including systematic reviews without third order analysis, conference abstracts, editorials, or any grey literature which is not a PhD thesis