Built to last? Barriers and facilitators of healthcare program sustainability: a systematic integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify barriers and facilitators associated with the sustainability of implemented and evaluated improvement programs in healthcare delivery systems.

Data sources and study setting

Six academic databases were searched to identify relevant peer-reviewed journal articles published in English between July 2011 and June 2022. Studies were included if they reported on healthcare program sustainability and explicitly identified barriers to, and facilitators of, sustainability.

Study design

A systematic integrative review guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. Study quality was appraised using Hawker's Quality Assessment Tool.

Data collection/extraction methods

A team of reviewers screened el

SUBMITTER: Zurynski Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641997 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature