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Negative health impacts of navigating the healthcare system for musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol.

Authors :
Jessiman-Perreault G
Campbell P
Henley D
Tribo D
Kania-Richmond A
Eubank BHF
Source :
PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Oct 25; Vol. 19 (10), pp. e0311970. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 25 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, particularly shoulders, knees, and the low back issues, place a significant burden on individuals, society, and healthcare systems. There is a lack of attention to negative health effects impacting patients because of their interactions to access appropriate diagnostics, assessments, and treatments. This scoping review intends to search and synthesize peer-reviewed evidence on the negative health impacts associated with navigating the healthcare system for MSK care. A scoping review will be conducted following the PRISMA guidelines for Scoping Reviews and Arksey and O'Malley's 5-step process. Six databases will be searched with no time or geographic limits. Included articles must meet all the following criteria: 1) the patients must be adults, 2) patients must be seeking care for their knee, low-back, or shoulder condition, 3) interacted with the healthcare system, and 4) experienced health impacts due to navigating the healthcare system. Information from each article will be charted in a pre-determined extraction. This protocol aims to share our methods ahead of analysis to increase rigour and transparency. The scoping review results will better elucidate the health impacts of the inaccessibility of high-quality care for MSK conditions. The findings also aim to inform the development of patient-centered outcomes to evaluate alterations to the current MSK pathways.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright: © 2024 Jessiman-Perreault et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1932-6203
Volume :
19
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
PloS one
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39453977
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311970