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DIGITAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE IN LOW-AND MIDDLEINCOME COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC SCOPING REVIEW PROTOCOL
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Universiti Malaya. Department of Primary Care Medicine. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KEM Hospital Research Centre. Vadu Rural Health Program. Maharashtra, India.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Department of Industrial Engineering. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Department of Industrial Engineering. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Disease. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Department of Industrial Engineering. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
University of Oxford. Pandemic Sciences Institute. International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium. Oxford, England.
University of Oxford. Pandemic Sciences Institute. International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium. Oxford, England.
KEM Hospital Research Centre. Vadu Rural Health Program. Maharashtra, India.
Universiti Malaya. Department of Primary Care Medicine. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Disease. Clinical Research Laboratory in Intensive Medicine. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
KEM Hospital Research Centre. Vadu Rural Health Program. Maharashtra, India.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Department of Industrial Engineering. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Department of Industrial Engineering. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Disease. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Department of Industrial Engineering. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
University of Oxford. Pandemic Sciences Institute. International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium. Oxford, England.
University of Oxford. Pandemic Sciences Institute. International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium. Oxford, England.
KEM Hospital Research Centre. Vadu Rural Health Program. Maharashtra, India.
Universiti Malaya. Department of Primary Care Medicine. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Disease. Clinical Research Laboratory in Intensive Medicine. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract
Background: The integration of digital health (eHealth) interventions into primary healthcare systems has gained recognition lately in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to enhance healthcare quality, accessibility, and efficiency. These interventions may offer effective strategies in mitigating the burden of chronic diseases by facilitating access to remote healthcare and optimising its processes. This scoping review aims to identify and assess eHealth interventions implemented in primary care settings in LMICs for further development and adaptation. Methods and analysis: We will search two electronic databases, such as Scopus and Embase, to identify peer-reviewed studies reporting on eHealth interventions implemented in primary care
settings within LMICs. This review will encompass evidence published in the English language without a time frame restriction. We will remove duplicates from the search, and two reviewers will independently assess all articles for eligibility by first screening the title and abstract, followed by a full-text review. Eligible articles will be extracted, and data will be charted according to types of intervention and settings using a standardised form. Ethics and dissemination: There is no ethical review required for this scoping review. We plan to disseminate the findings by presentations at conferences and publishing in open-access journal.
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