Task sharing to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality globally due to weak health systems in many countries. RHD can be effectively prevented and managed; however, RHD-related interventions have not been widely adopted in countries with severe human resource constraints. Task sharing is a recognised approach to personnel shortages that could prove effective for RHD and has, anecdotally, been attempted in a few settings. We propose a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol to assess models that use non-physician workers to expand access to, and quality of, RHD-related healthcare. METHODS:We will include randomised controlled trials (RCT), cluster RCTs, quasi-experimental and controlled before and after studies providing informat

SUBMITTER: Abdullahi LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829920 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature