Health system readiness for non-communicable diseases at the primary care level: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesise evidence on the primary healthcare system's readiness for preventing and managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Scopus were searched from 1 January 1984 to 30 July 2021, with hand-searching references and expert advice.

Eligibility criteria

Any English-language health research with evidence of readiness/preparedness of the health system at the primary healthcare level in the context of four major NCDs: diabetes mellitus, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Data extraction and synthesis

Two authors independently extracted data and assessed the bias. The full-text selected articles were then assessed usin

SUBMITTER: Kabir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830230 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature