Longitudinal tracking of healthcare professionals: a methodological scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tracking and understanding the progress and experiences of health workers and the outcomes of workforce decisions are essential for evidence-based workforce planning. In this scoping review, we aim to identify longitudinal studies that prospectively tracked healthcare professionals and that specifically focused on workforce issues such as career preferences, choices, and working conditions, and summarise the different approaches and methods used for tracking.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Education Resource Information Center (ERIC), EconLit and the Cochrane Library for articles published between 2000-2022 that longitudinally tracked doctors, nurses, midwives, physician associates/assistants. We further compared articles and

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11959867 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature