Identification of models, theoretical design and formal evaluation of integrated specialist community health service provision for the first 2000 days: a protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The first 2000 days of a child's life (during pregnancy up to age 5 years) represent a critical period, in which early interventions reduce risk associated with developmental delay, disability and intergenerational disadvantage. The risk is exacerbated by barriers to specialised early intervention for children and families. This scoping review seeks to contribute to the evidence for sustaining integrated community-based specialist care in these earliest years of a child's life.

Methods and analysis

The Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review framework will be followed. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for screening of literature is predefined, guided by the criteria of population, concept and context. The review will identify models of care delivery, and will ide

SUBMITTER: Nelson HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature