Patients' perceptions with musculoskeletal disorders regarding their experience with healthcare providers and health services: an overview of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This overview of reviews aimed to identify (1) aspects of the patient experience when seeking care for musculoskeletal disorders from healthcare providers and the healthcare system, and (2) which mechanisms are used to measure aspects of the patient experience.

Data sources

Four databases were searched from inception to December 20th, 2019.

Review methods

Systematic or scoping reviews examining patient experience in seeking care for musculoskeletal from healthcare providers and the healthcare system were included. Independent authors screened and selected studies, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of the reviews. Patient experience concepts were compiled into five themes from a perspective of a) relational and b) functional</

SUBMITTER: Chi-Lun-Chiao A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7517681 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature