[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

A Report to the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

Ruth Martin-Misener & Ruta Valaitis

April 21, 2009

Available online 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 Primary Care and Public Health

• outcomes of collaborations between Primary Care and Public Health

• markers of successful collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health…”

 

Contents

 Executive Summary

 Background

 Definition of Terms

 Purpose/Objectives

 Methods.

1 Overall Search Strategy

2 Electronic Databases

3 Website Search.

4 Hand-Searching of Key Journals.

5 Key Informants

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

7 Inclusion / Exclusion Criteria and Review Process

8 Analysis.

Results.

1 Search Strategy Results

2 Overall Description of Relevant Papers.

3 Research Methods and Theories Used

4 Types of Collaboration

5 Precipitators of Collaboration

6 Key Health Issues Being Addressed.

7 Activities Carried Out in Collaborations

8 Barriers and Facilitators to Collaboration between PH & PC

9 Markers of Successful Collaboration between PH & PC

             10 Outcomes of Successful Collaboration between PH & PC

                             11 Negative Outcomes of

             12 Risks of Collaboration.

             13 Other Outcomes of Collaboration

Discussion

Recommendations

Appendix A: Website Hand Search

Appendix B: Extraction Form

 

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