scholarly journals Developing core economic parameter sets for asthma studies: a realist review and an analytical framework

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e037889
Author(s):  
Chris Roukas ◽  
Zahidul Quayyum ◽  
Anita Patel ◽  
Deborah Fitzsimmons ◽  
Ceri Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Economic Parameter ◽  
Economic Parameters

ObjectiveTo develop a standardised set of economic parameters (core economic parameter set) for economic evaluations in asthma studies.DesignA systematic literature review and an analytical framework.Outcome measuresEconomic parameters used to evaluate costs and cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions for people with asthma.Data sourcesPubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects and the Health Technology Aaaessment Library starting from 1990.Review methodsResearch methods were based on the realist review methodology and included a number of non-sequential, iterative and overlapping components, such as developing an analytical framework for the realist review; systematic literature review of economic parameters; identifying and categorising economic parameters; producing preliminary list of core economic parameters.ResultsDatabase searches found 2531 publications of which 224 were included in the systematic review. We identified 65 economic parameters that were categorised into 11 groups to enable the realist synthesis. Parameters related to secondary care, primary care, medication use, emergency care and work productivity comprised 84% of all economic parameters. An analytical framework was used to investigate the rationale behind the choices of economic parameters in these studies. The main framework domains included type of intervention, research population, study design, study setting and a stakeholder’s perspective.ConclusionPast research thus suggests that in asthma study parameters depicting the use of secondary care, primary care, medication, emergency care and work productivity can be considered as core economic parameters, since they apply to different types of studies. Parameters including diagnostics, healthcare delivery, school activity, informal care, medical devices and health utility apply to a particular type of study (or research question), and thus can be recommended as supplemental parameters.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017067867.

scholarly journals The development of urban community health centres for strengthening primary care in China: a systematic literature review

2015 ◽  
pp. ldv043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry H. X. Wang ◽  
Jia Ji Wang ◽  
Samuel Y. S. Wong ◽  
Martin C. S. Wong ◽  
Stewart W. Mercer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Health Centres

scholarly journals Climate Change Accounting and Reporting: A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 5455
Author(s):  
Carmela Gulluscio ◽  
Pina Puntillo ◽  
Valerio Luciani ◽  
Donald Huisingh
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Corporate Accountability ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Sustainability Accounting ◽  
Social And Environmental Performance

During the last few years, sustainability has become an increasingly important dimension for corporations. Many stakeholders expect companies to implement sustainability-oriented practices and report on these actions and their results. As a consequence, corporate accountability and, more specifically, corporate accounting and reporting, should focus not only on financial, social, and environmental performance, but also on sustainability-related aspects. Among these aspects, climate change is becoming increasingly important for companies, which must take action to counter the effects of their activities on climate change and inform their stakeholders about these actions and their effects. Given the initial state of research about climate change accounting and reporting, the authors focused on the sustainable development goal (SDG) no. 13, “climate action”, in order to highlight the current state and the future directions of this area of inquiry. They used a mixed approach to perform a systematic literature review about sustainability accounting/reporting and climate change: (1) a qualitative analysis according to a qualitative analytical framework, and (2) a bibliometric (descriptive statistical) approach. The authors found that: (1) the main perspectives addressed in the selected articles relate to sustainability accounting and reporting in a broad sense; (2) there was a lack of contributions about management of climate change-related aspects, with specific reference to strategic and operational planning, accounting, and control of the actions implemented by the management of firms to counter climate change problems. The authors suggested the topics accounting scholars should focus their future research upon and underscored the social responsibilities of accounting scholars to increasingly integrate climate change mitigation into their accounting foci. They reviewed the main areas of climate change accounting/reporting literature and identified the gaps to be filled.

scholarly journals The Role of Trust and Hope in Antipsychotic Medication Reviews in Primary Care Settings: A Realist Review. 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Marie Grünwald ◽  
Claire Duddy ◽  
Richard Byng ◽  
Nadia Crellin ◽  
Joanna Moncrieff
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Programme Theory ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Low Expectations ◽  
Medication Reviews

Abstract Background: Increasing number of service users diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychosis are being discharged from specialist secondary care services to primary care, many of whom are prescribed long-term antipsychotics. It is unclear if General Practitioners have the confidence and experience to appropriately review and adjust doses of antipsychotic medication without secondary care support.Aim: To explore barriers and facilitators of conducting antipsychotic medication reviews in primary care for individuals with no specialist mental health inputDesign & Setting: Realist review in general practice settings. Method: A realist review has been conducted to synthesise evidence on antipsychotic medication reviews conducted in primary care with service users diagnosed with schizophrenia and/or psychosis. Following initial scoping searches and discussions with stakeholders, a systematic search and iterative secondary searches were conducted. Articles were systematically screened and analysed to develop a realist programme theory explaining the contexts (C) and mechanisms (M) which facilitate or prevent antipsychotic medication reviews (O) in primary care settings, and the potential outcomes of medication reviews.Results: Antipsychotic medication reviews may not occur for individuals with only primary care medical input. Several, often mutually reinforcing, mechanisms have been identified as potential barriers to carrying out meaningful reviews, including low expectations of recovery for people with severe mental illness, a perceived lack of capability to understand and participate in medication reviews, linked with a lack of information shared in appointments between GPs and Service Users, and perceived risk and uncertainty regarding antipsychotic medication and illness trajectory. Conclusions: The review identified reciprocal and reinforcing stereotypes affecting both GPs and service users. Possible mechanisms to counteract these barriers are discussed, including realistic expectations of medication, and the need for increased information sharing and trust between GPs and service users.

scholarly journals The role of trust and hope in antipsychotic medication reviews between GPs and service users a realist review

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Grünwald ◽  
C. Duddy ◽  
R. Byng ◽  
N. Crellin ◽  
J. Moncrieff
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Programme Theory ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Low Expectations ◽  
Medication Reviews

Abstract Background Increasing number of service users diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychosis are being discharged from specialist secondary care services to primary care, many of whom are prescribed long-term antipsychotics. It is unclear if General Practitioners (GPs) have the confidence and experience to appropriately review and adjust doses of antipsychotic medication without secondary care support. Aim To explore barriers and facilitators of conducting antipsychotic medication reviews in primary care for individuals with no specialist mental health input. Design & setting Realist review in general practice settings. Method A realist review has been conducted to synthesise evidence on antipsychotic medication reviews conducted in primary care with service users diagnosed with schizophrenia or psychosis. Following initial scoping searches and discussions with stakeholders, a systematic search and iterative secondary searches were conducted. Articles were systematically screened and analysed to develop a realist programme theory explaining the contexts (C) and mechanisms (M) which facilitate or prevent antipsychotic medication reviews (O) in primary care settings, and the potential outcomes of medication reviews. Results Meaningful Antipsychotic medication reviews may not occur for individuals with only primary care medical input. Several, often mutually reinforcing, mechanisms have been identified as potential barriers to conducting such reviews, including low expectations of recovery for people with severe mental illness, a perceived lack of capability to understand and participate in medication reviews, linked with a lack of information shared in appointments between GPs and Service Users, perceived risk and uncertainty regarding antipsychotic medication and illness trajectory. Conclusions The review identified reciprocal and reinforcing stereotypes affecting both GPs and service users. Possible mechanisms to counteract these barriers are discussed, including realistic expectations of medication, and the need for increased information sharing and trust between GPs and service users.

scholarly journals One and the Same? A Systematic Literature Review of Residential Property Investor Types

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Özogul ◽  
Tuna Tasan-Kok
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Residential Property ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Urban And Regional Planning ◽  
Investor Heterogeneity ◽  
The Status ◽  
Investment Object

This article presents a systematic literature review on residential property investor types in selected social science disciplines and critically evaluates the status quo of academic engagement within this diverse group of property market actors. A recurring critique in recent years has been the minimal acknowledgment of investor heterogeneity particularly in relation to urban development and the financialization of housing. Yet, to date, there is no systematic evidence supporting these contentions. Therefore, we conducted an exhaustive literature review of residential investment landscapes through the Web of Science citation database in the following fields: Urban and regional planning, geography, sociology, urban studies, public administration, and economics. Subsequently, we methodically searched for the types of investors addressed, and investor categories employed, in journal articles published between 2000 and 2019. Following a meta-categorization of the results, we demonstrate how existing literature differentiates investors in terms of their spatial scale of operation, size and social composition, investment object and finance, or investment and social behavior. Additionally, we highlight the key topics and issues addressed in the reviewed literature within each meta-category. We propose to turn the four meta-categories into a multidimensional analytical framework as a point of departure for a more nuanced and in-depth understanding of investor differentiations, a tool that is urgently needed in Planning Studies and related disciplines. Furthermore, we argue that mixed method approaches combining hard and quantifiable with soft behavioral investor characteristics, as well as institutional analyses combining structural considerations with actors’ agency, are indispensable to disentangle contemporary residential property market dynamics.

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