Understanding how and why upskilling programmes for unregulated care providers can support health equity in underserved communities: a realist review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Foot ulcers are one of the most devastating complications of diabetes mellitus leading to leg amputations. In Canada, systematically marginalised and racialised populations are more prone to developing foot ulcers and at higher risk of limb amputations. Shortages of regulated healthcare have hindered efforts to provide foot care. Upskilling unregulated care providers (UCPs) to deliver foot screening seems a reasonable solution to reduce limb loss. UCPs can advocate for health equity and deliver appropriate care. There is a need, however, to understand how and why an educational intervention for UCPs providing foot screening for these high-risk groups may or may not work.

Methods and analysis

This realist review will follow the Realist And Meta-narrative Evidence

SUBMITTER: Hassan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450069 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature