Interventions to improve primary healthcare in rural settings: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residents of rural areas have poorer health status, less healthy behaviours and higher mortality than urban dwellers, issues which are commonly addressed in primary care. Strengthening primary care may be an important tool to improve the health status of rural populations.

Objective

Synthesize and categorize studies that examine interventions to improve rural primary care.

Eligibility criteria

Experimental or observational studies published between January 1, 1996 and December 2022 that include an historical or concurrent control comparison.

Sources of evidence

Pubmed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase.

Charting methods

We extracted and charted data by broad category (quality, access and efficiency), study design, country of origin, publication

SUBMITTER: Aubrey-Basler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11239038 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature