Interventions to Prevent Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demand for healthcare is increasing due to an aging population, more people living with chronic diseases and medical comorbidities. To manage this demand, political institutions call for action to reduce the potentially avoidable hospitalizations. Quantitative and qualitative aspects should be considered to understand how and why interventions work, and for whom. The aim of this mixed methods systematic review was to identify and synthesize evidence on interventions targeting avoidable hospitalizations from the perspectives of the citizens and the healthcare professionals to improve the preventive healthcare services.

Methods and results

A mixed methods systematic review was conducted following the JBI methodology using a convergent integrated approach to synt

SUBMITTER: Lyhne CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9309492 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature