Systematic review protocol for facilitators and barriers to integrating health services for traumatic brain injury and mental health or addictions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the most populous province of Canada, one in five adults and one in six students report a lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). These individuals were also more likely to report elevated psychological distress and use illicit substances compared with those without TBI. The need for integrated health services has been recognised globally, yet efforts to develop more comprehensive and effective care for TBI and mental health and/or addictions (MHA) continue to be challenged by the siloing of the two systems. This protocol is for a systematic review that describes the current types of integrated care for TBI and MHA and identifies the barriers and facilitators to integrating healthcare for these populations.

Methods and analysis

This review will syst

SUBMITTER: Chan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661659 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature