Interprofessional collaboration between pharmacists and community health workers: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community health workers (CHWs) help bridge the cultural gap between health services and the communities they serve. CHWs work with physicians, nurses and social workers, but little is known about their collaboration with pharmacists. This scoping review aims to describe the interprofessional collaboration between CHWs and pharmacists, the types of interventions they deliver and CHWs' and pharmacists' specific roles within these interventions.

Method

The scientific literature published in PubMed, Embase, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycInfo, CINAHL and the grey literature were searched. Inclusion criteria were that the research (i) involved pharmacists and CHWs working collaboratively and (ii) included an intervention, service or program. One researcher scr

SUBMITTER: Bandiera C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752743 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature