scholarly journals Communication around HPV vaccination for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping overview of systematic reviews

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakan Safaralilo Foss ◽  
Ann Oldervoll ◽  
Atle Fretheim ◽  
Claire Glenton ◽  
Simon Lewin
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Overview Of Systematic Reviews ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Nurse staffing and patient care outcomes: protocol for an umbrella review to identify evidence gaps for low and middle-income countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Abdulazeez Imam ◽  
Sopuruchukwu Obiesie ◽  
Jalemba Aluvaala ◽  
Michuki Maina ◽  
David Gathara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Nurse Staffing ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Umbrella Review ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Background: Adequate staffing is key to the delivery of nursing care and thus to improved inpatient and health service outcomes. Several systematic reviews have addressed the relationship between nurse staffing and these outcomes. Most primary studies within each systematic review are likely to be from high-income countries which have different practice contexts to low and middle-income countries (LMICs), although this has not been formally examined. We propose conducting an umbrella review to characterise the existing evidence linking nurse staffing to key outcomes and explicitly aim to identify evidence gaps in nurse staffing research in LMICs. Methods and analysis: This protocol was developed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). Literature searching will be conducted across Ovid Medline, Embase and EBSCO Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases. Two independent reviewers will conduct searching and data abstraction and discordance will be handled by discussion between both parties. The risk of bias of the individual studies will be performed using the AMSTAR-2. Ethics and dissemination: Ethical permission is not required for this review as we will make use of already published data. We aim to publish the findings of our review in peer-reviewed journals. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021286908

scholarly journals Psychosocial interventions for reducing depression among the elderly in low and middle income countries: A Systematic Review Protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Mutambi Amanyire ◽  
Irene Aheisibwe ◽  
Godfrey Zari Rukundo
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Abstract Background: According to the World Health Organization, depression is expected to be the largest contributor to the global disease burden by 2030. Depression is the most frequent cause of emotional distress and reduced quality of life among older people affecting over 12% of the individuals aged 65 or older, . Psychosocial interventions have been proven to be effective in the management of depression. Most of the available evidence is from high income settings, with paucity of information in low and middle income countries which carry the biggest burden of depression and other health challenges. In this systematic review, we will document evidence on psychosocial interventions that have been effective in treatment of depression among elderly people in low and middle income countries. Methods: The review will be conducted and reported in accordance to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement. We will include journal articles that have documented the psychosocial interventions in the primary prevention of depressive symptoms in elderly people aged 60 or older. We will also include accessible grey literature about the topic. We will include articles that have documented the psychosocial interventions to address depression in elderly patients in low and middle income countries. We will search different search engines and data bases including PubMed, EMBASE, Psych-INFO, Cochrane Library. We will use a meta-analysis, should we find that there is no heterogeneity between included studies.Discussion: This protocol describes a planned systematic review of observational studies reporting psychosocial interventions in the management of depressive symptoms in elderly people aged 60 or older. We anticipate that once this review is complete and published, our findings will be of interest to the elderly with depressive symptoms, their families and caregivers, students, and other healthcare professionals, scientists and policy makers. Systematic review registration: This protocol will not be registered with PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews since the system is no longer accepting new protocols.

scholarly journals Protocol for a scoping review to identify and map the global health personnel considered skilled attendants at birth in low and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2015

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e017229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy J Hobbs ◽  
Ann-Beth Moller ◽  
Liliana Carvajal-Aguirre ◽  
Agbessi Amouzou ◽  
Doris Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Maternal And Newborn Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
Skilled Attendants ◽  
Low And Middle Income

IntroductionDespite progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), maternal mortality remains high in countries where there are shortages of skilled personnel able to manage and provide quality care during pregnancy and childbirth. The ‘percentage of births attended by skilled health personnel’ (SAB, skilled attendants at birth) was a key indicator for tracking progress since the MDGs and is part of the Sustainable Development Goal agenda. However, due to contextual differences between and within countries on the definition of SAB, a lack of clarity exists around the training, competencies, and skills they are qualified to perform. In this paper, we outline a scoping review protocol that poses to identify and map the health personnel considered SAB in low and middle-income countries (LMIC).Methods and analysisA search will be conducted for the years 2000–2015 in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, POPLINE and the WHO Global Health Library. A manual search of reference lists from identified studies or systematic reviews and a hand search of the literature from international partner organisations will be done. Original studies conducted in LMIC that assessed health personnel (paid or voluntary) providing interventions during the intrapartum period will be considered for inclusion.Ethics and disseminationA scoping review is a secondary analysis of published literature and does not require ethics approval. This scoping review proposes to synthesise data on the training, competency and skills of identified SAB and expands on other efforts to describe this global health workforce. The results will inform recommendations around improved coverage measurement and reporting of SAB moving forward, allowing for more accurate, consistent and timely data able to guide decisions and action around planning and implementation of maternal and newborn health programme globally. Data will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed manuscript, conferences and to key stakeholders within international organisations.

scholarly journals Out-of-pocket costs near end of life in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e0000005
Author(s):  
Eleanor Reid ◽  
Arunangshu Ghoshal ◽  
Aisha Khalil ◽  
Jingjing Jiang ◽  
Charles Normand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Advanced Illness ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Out Of Pocket Costs ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Background Globally, there is a rise in chronic disease, including cancer, major organ failure and dementias. Patients and their families in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pay a high proportion of medical costs out of pocket (OOP), and a diagnosis of serious illness often has catastrophic financial consequences. We therefore conducted a review of the literature to establish what is known about OOP costs near end of life in LMICs. Aims To identify, organise and report the evidence on out-of-pocket costs in adult end-of-life populations in LMIC. Methods A systematic search of 8 databases and a hand search of relevant systematic reviews and grey literature was performed. Two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts, assessed papers for eligibility and extracted data. The review was registered with PROSPERO and adhered to the Preferred Reporting items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to assess quality. The Wagstaff taxonomy was used to describe OOP. Results After deduplication, 9,343 studies were screened, of which 51 were read and rejected as full texts, and 12 were included in the final review. OOP costs increased with advanced illness and disease severity. The main drivers of OOP were medications and hospitalizations, with high but variable percentages of the affected populations reporting financial catastrophe, lost income, foregone education and other pressures. Conclusion Despite a small number of included studies and heterogeneity in methodology and reporting, it is clear that OOP costs for care near end of life in LMIC represent an important source of catastrophic health expenditures and impoverishment. This suggests a role for widespread, targeted efforts to avoid poverty traps. Financial protection policies for those suffering from incurable disease and future research on the macro- and micro- economics of palliative care delivery in LMIC are greatly needed.

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