Allen, Luke Nelson; Azab, Hagar; Jonga, Ronald; Gordon, Iris; Karanja, Sarah; Evans, Jennifer; Thaker, Nam; Ramke, Jacqueline; Bastawrous, Andrew; (2023) Rapid methods for identifying barriers and solutions to improve access to community health services: a scoping review protocol. BMJ open, 13 (3). e066804-. ISSN 2044-6055 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066804
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OBJECTIVES: Low attendance rates for community health services reflect important barriers that prevent people from receiving the care they need. Services and health systems that seek to advance Universal Health Coverage need to understand and act on these factors. Formal qualitative research is the best way to elicit barriers and identify potential solutions, however traditional approaches take months to complete and can be very expensive. We aim to map the methods that have been used to rapidly elicit barriers to accessing community health services and identify potential solutions. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library and Global Health for empirical studies that use rapid methods (<14 days) to elicit barriers and potential solutions from intended service beneficiaries. We will exclude hospital-based and 100% remotely delivered services. We will include studies conducted in any country from 1978 to present. We will not limit by language. Two reviewers will independently perform screening and data extraction, with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer. We will tabulate the different approaches used and present data on time, skills and financial requirements for each approach, as well as the governance framework and any strengths and weaknesses presented by the study authors. We will follow Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review guidance and report the review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval is not required. We will share our findings in the peer-reviewed literature, at conferences, and with WHO policymakers working in this space. REGISTRATION: Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/a6r2m).
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department | Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research |
Research Centre | International Centre for Eye Health |
PubMed ID | 36898760 |
Elements ID | 199772 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066804 |
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