Patient and caregiver perspectives of select non-communicable diseases in India: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Patient-reported measures of encounters in healthcare settings and consideration of their preferences could provide valuable inputs to improve healthcare quality. Although there are increasing reports of user experiences regarding health care in India in recent times, there is a lack of evidence from Indian healthcare settings on the care provided for patients with chronic diseases.

Methods

We selected diabetes mellitus and cancer as representatives of two common conditions requiring different care pathways. We conducted a scoping review of studies reporting experiences or preferences of patients/caregivers for these conditions, in PubMed, Global Index Medicus and grey literature, from the year 2000 onwards. Both published and emergent themes were d

SUBMITTER: Nila S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10769076 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature