Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary health care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of the review was to synthesize evidence of barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into PHC from existing literature. The structure of the review was guided by the SPIDER framework which involves the following: Sample or population of interest-primary care providers (PCPs); Phenomenon of Interest-integration of mental health services into primary health care (PHC); Design-influenced robustness and analysis of the study; Evaluation-outcomes included subjective outcomes (views and attitudes); and Research type-qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies.

Methods

Studies that described mental health integration in PHC settings, involved primary care providers, and presented barriers/facilitators of mental health

SUBMITTER: Wakida EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6264616 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature