Built to last? The sustainability of healthcare system improvements, programmes and interventions: a systematic integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The sustainability of healthcare delivery systems is challenged by ageing populations, complex systems, increasing rates of chronic disease, increasing costs associated with new medical technologies and growing expectations by healthcare consumers. Healthcare programmes, innovations and interventions are increasingly implemented at the front lines of care to increase effectiveness and efficiency; however, little is known about how sustainability is conceptualised and measured in programme evaluations.

Objectives

We aimed to describe theoretical frameworks, definitions and measures of sustainability, as applied in published evaluations of healthcare improvement programmes and interventions.

Design

Systematic integrative review.

Methods

We searched s

SUBMITTER: Braithwaite J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7265014 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature