The integration of human and non-human actors to advance healthcare delivery: unpacking the role of actor-network theory, a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an increasing public, societal and policy imperative for effective integration of healthcare delivery systems. Central to integration in healthcare is a focus on people-centred health, access, patient empowerment, interprofessional teamwork and collaboration between all healthcare stakeholders - difficult to achieve in current silo-driven bureaucratic health organisations. Therefore, actor-network theory (ANT) offers a theoretical approach to understanding the complexities of healthcare delivery by unpacking the type of actor's interplay between social elements and immaterial objects, their interactions, interdependencies and power dynamics.

Aims

The first of its type, this systematic review aims to identify, synthesise, and appraise extant literature on

SUBMITTER: Ryan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11536900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature