A meta-analysis of loneliness and use of primary health care

Abstract Background: Scientific studies on human health are not remote and show that mortality in this population is increasing. Although male morbidity and mortality rates have a considerable weight in national and international epidemiological profiles, the presence of men in primary health care services is lower than that of women. Many injuries could be avoided if men regularly carried out the first preventive measures. Sensitive Conditions to Primary Care are consolidated as an important marker of access to health services and the resolution capacity of Primary Care. In this systematic review, the objective is to identify what is known about the prevalence and / or incidence of Sensitive Conditions to Primary Care in adult men.Methods: We will identify the studies through systematic research in PUBMED-MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane, BDTD and OpenGrey. The quality assessment of retrieved articles will be carried out using the critical assessment tools of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The quantitative synthesis of the data will be carried out if the studies are homogeneous and provide adequate result data for meta-analysis. Otherwise, the data will be synthesized, using the narrative synthesis approach.Discussion: This review will explore theprevalenceand / orincidenceofSensitiveConditionstoprimarycare (prevalenceofhospitalizations; incidenceofhospitalizationsand deaths from ACSC) in adultmenandwillact as a usefulsource for researchers, policymakersand stakeholders whendevelopingandimplementinginterventions for thatgroup. Systematic review registration: This systematic review protocol was submitted to International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). Submission number: ID 169447. This protocol was prepared using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols checklist (PRISMA-P).

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Impact of Telehealth Care among Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182212171 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (22) ◽

pp. 12171

Author(s):

Natalie Robson ◽

Hassan Hosseinzadeh

Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Usual Care ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Self Management ◽

Primary Health ◽

Randomised Controlled ◽

Hba1c Levels

Primary health care physicians are increasingly offering telehealth services to patients not only for its cost and time saving advantages but for the additional benefits telehealth can provide for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) such as improved self-management behaviours. To support the development of telehealth based T2D clinical care models in primary health care settings, a narrative synthesis and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trial studies was completed for 29 studies that evaluated the effect of one or more types of telehealth interventions on HbA1c levels compared to usual care alone. Results from the random effects meta-analysis demonstrated that telehealth interventions had a stronger influence on HbA1c compared to usual care with a mean difference in HbA1c \% −0.18 (CI −0.35, −0.01), p = 0.04. Results from the subgroup meta-analysis demonstrated that telehealth interventions, when grouped by type of telemonitoring (mHealth and telephone communication), all have a stronger effect on lowering HbA1c levels; however, none of these findings were significant. Key findings from this review demonstrate that telehealth interventions that address T2D self-management behaviours and have higher levels of health care provider engagement, have greater effects on lowering HbA1c levels compared to usual care alone.

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Accuracy of the WHO Haemoglobin Colour Scale for the diagnosis of anaemia in primary health care settings in low-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet Global Health ◽

10.1016/s2214-109x(16)00005-x ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. e251-e265 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Heiko Marn ◽

Julia Alison Critchley

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Low Income ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Health Care Settings ◽

Primary Health ◽

Colour Scale ◽

Primary Health Care Settings

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Pattern prescription drugs for systemic hypertension in primary health care: systematic review and meta-analysis

Saúde e Pesquisa ◽

10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n1.e7743 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. e7743

Author(s):

Edilson Almeida de Oliveira ◽

Iris Heloísa Pereira Guerra ◽

Débora Canassa Volpato ◽

Rogério Toshiro Passos Okawa ◽

Kesia Palma-Rigo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Combination Therapy ◽

Prescription Drugs ◽

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Systemic Hypertension ◽

Prescription Pattern ◽

Primary Health

We investigated scientific publications on the prescription pattern of systemic hypertension drugs and use of guidelines in primary health care by systematic review and meta-analysis. Articles were selected in the PubMed, Web of Science and LILACS databases, according to the PRISMA statements, from 2004 to 2020. The systematic review showed a higher prescription pattern for combination therapy (52,9%). The meta-analysis confirmed the superiority of prescription for combination therapy (OR 1.76, CI 1.29 - 2.41). Was observed higher monotherapy prevalence in the Swedish study (98%) and combined therapy in Nigerian (98%). Higher frequency prescriptive of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in Trinidad (64%); diuretics (64%), beta blockers (63%), and calcium channel blockers (53%) in Nigeria; and angiotensin-receptor blockers (43%) in Portugal. Regarding the use of guidelines, 50% the studies reported their use for the prescription of antihypertensive in primary health care.

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