Community Health Worker Videoconferencing Interventions for Disease Management and Health Promotion: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health interventions delivered by community health workers (CHWs) have been proven effective in improving health outcomes across multiple fields, particularly in populations that are underserved by traditional health care systems. To date, little research is available about how CHW-led interventions could be successfully delivered virtually, despite many other health care services being offered via telehealth.

Objective

This paper details a scoping review protocol that aims to assess the existing literature on CHW-led interventions using videoconferencing technology.

Methods

The scoping review protocol was developed using the Joanna Briggs Institute's guidelines on conduct of scoping reviews. Included papers will describe a direct intervention to man

SUBMITTER: France S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11582480 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature