Strategies to improve the implementation of preventive care in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Action on smoking, obesity, excess alcohol, and physical inactivity in primary care is effective and cost-effective, but implementation is low. The aim was to examine the effectiveness of strategies to increase the implementation of preventive healthcare in primary care.

Methods

CINAHL, CENTRAL, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Dissertations & Theses - Global, Embase, Europe PMC, MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched from inception through 5 October 2023 with no date of publication or language limits. Randomised trials, non-randomised trials, controlled before-after studies and interrupted time series studies comparing implementation strategies (team changes; changes to the electronic patient registry; facilitated relay of information; continuous quality

SUBMITTER: Heath L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437661 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature