[EQ] A Scoping Literature Review of Collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health

A Scoping Literature Review of Collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health

 

Ruth Martin-Misener,  Ruta Valaitis
A Report to the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation September 30, 2008

 

Available online PDF [38p.] at: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/nursing/docs/MartinMisener-Valaitis-Review.pdf

 

The purpose of this scoping review was to determine what is known from existing primary studies, literature reviews and descriptive accounts about:

• structures and processes required to build successful collaborations between Public Health and Primary Care

• outcomes of collaborations between Public Health and Primary Care; and

• markers of successful collaboration between Public Health and Primary Care.

 

 

Content:

Executive Summary

Background

Definition of Terms

Purpose/Objectives

Methods.

Overall Search Strategy .

Electronic Databases

Website Search.

Hand-Searching of Key Journals

Key Informants.

Check of Reference Lists of Literature Reviews on PH and PC Collaboration

Inclusion / Exclusion Criteria and Review Process

Analysis

Results

Search Strategy Results

Overall Description of Relevant Papers.

Research Methods and Theories Used

Types of Collaboration

Precipitators of Collaboration

Key Health Issues Being Addresses

Activities Carried Out in Collaborations

Barriers and Facilitators to Collaboration between PH & PC

Markers of Successful Collaboration between PH & PC.

Outcomes of Successful Collaboration between PH & PC

Negative Outcomes of Collaboration

Risks of Collaboration

Other Outcomes of Collaboration

Discussion

Recommendations

Appendix A: Website Hand Search

Appendix B: Extraction form

 

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