Linkages between health systems and communities for chronic care: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Linkages between health systems and communities may leverage community assets to address unmet needs and provide services for improved continuity and coordination of care. However, there are limited examples of specific strategies for such linkages for chronic disease management. Guided by a local need from stakeholders, this scoping review aims to clarify and map methods and strategies for linkages between communities and health systems across chronic diseases, to inform future implementation efforts.

Methods and analysis

The scoping review will be conducted following Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework and latest Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines, with continuous stakeholder engagement throughout. A structured literature search of records fro

SUBMITTER: George NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379479 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature