Methods, strategies and technologies used to conduct a scoping literature review of collaboration between primary care and public health

Abstract

Of 6125 papers identified, 114 were retained as relevant. Most papers originated in the United Kingdom (38%), the United States (34%) and Canada (19%). Of 80 papers that reported on specific collaborations, most were descriptive reports (51.3%). Research studies represented 34 papers: 31% were program evaluations, 9% were literature reviews and 9% were discussion papers. Key strategies to ensure rigor in conducting a scoping literature review while engaging a large geographically dispersed team are presented for each stage. The use of enabling technologies was essential to managing the process. Leadership in championing the use of technologies and a clear governance structure were necessary for their successful uptake.

Why health visiting? Examining the potential public health benefits from health visiting practice within a universal service: A narrative review of the literature

“…However, along with Levac et al (2010) and Valaitis (2012), we found the process was far more iterative and collaborative than linear (see Figure 1). The literature was extremely widely dispersed and the task seemed particularly broad and unwieldy, so we developed three different search approaches to manage it.…”

Pinpointing needles in giant haystacks: use of text mining to reduce impractical screening workload in extremely large scoping reviews

“…Scoping reviews (systematic maps) are often conducted to explore, delimit and describe broad evidence bases as a preliminary stage to help inform the design of conventional systematic reviews (Oliver and Sutcliffe, ; Arksey and O'Malley ; Valaitis et al ., ). Their methods diverge from those of conventional systematic reviews in several key dimensions (see also Figure ).…”

A case study of asthma care in school age children using nurse-coordinated multidisciplinary collaborative practices

“… 16 , 18 , 20 , 30 This paper illustrates the potential contribution primary care nurses could make to realizing collaborative professional practice within a networked system of provision. 17 The model still, however, reflects a single-disease-orientated approach to service integration; it is not clear if this model could be replicated simultaneously over a number of different long-term children’s illnesses such as diabetes, epilepsy, and sickle cell disease alongside asthma. Further theoretical, conceptual, and pragmatic work is required to address this.…”