Disruption of diabetes and hypertension care during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery approaches in the Latin America and Caribbean region: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted primary healthcare globally, with particular impacts on diabetes and hypertension care. This review will examine the impact of pandemic disruptions of diabetes and hypertension care services and the evidence for interventions to mitigate or reverse pandemic disruptions in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.

Methods and analyses

This scoping review will examine care delivery disruption and approaches for recovery of primary healthcare in the LAC region during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on diabetes and hypertension awareness, detection, treatment and control. Guided by Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review methodology framework, this protocol adheres to the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for scoping r

SUBMITTER: Jabakhanji SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806801 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature