Predictors of Primary Care Physician Practice Location in Underserved Urban or Rural Areas in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The authors conducted a systematic review of the medical literature to determine the factors most strongly associated with localizing primary care physicians (PCPs) in underserved urban or rural areas of the United States.

Method

In November 2015, the authors searched databases (MEDLINE, ERIC, SCOPUS) and Google Scholar to identify published peer-reviewed studies that focused on PCPs and reported practice location outcomes that included U.S. underserved urban or rural areas. Studies focusing on practice intentions, nonphysicians, patient panel composition, or retention/turnover were excluded. They screened 4,130 titles and reviewed 284 full-text articles.

Results

Seventy-two observational or case-control studies met inclusion criteria. These were categorized i

SUBMITTER: Goodfellow A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5007145 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature