Negative health impacts of navigating the healthcare system for musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT: Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, particularly shoulders, knees, and the low back issues, place a significant burden on individuals, society, and healthcare systems. There is a lack of attention to negative health effects impacting patients because of their interactions to access appropriate diagnostics, assessments, and treatments. This scoping review intends to search and synthesize peer-reviewed evidence on the negative health impacts associated with navigating the healthcare system for MSK care. A scoping review will be conducted following the PRISMA guidelines for Scoping Reviews and Arksey and O'Malley's 5-step process. Six databases will be searched with no time or geographic limits. Included articles must meet all the following criteria: 1) the patients must be adults, 2) patients

SUBMITTER: Jessiman-Perreault G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508056 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature