Strengthening Primary Health Care for Epidemic and Pandemic Response: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

ABSTRACT Aims Epidemics strain healthcare systems and reduce care quality, making primary a crucial frontline component in combating pandemics. The aim of this paper was to explore the experiences countries strengthening health address epidemics pandemics infectious diseases. Design It scoping review conducted 2024. research qualitative nature. Methods Multiple databases were searched including PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest. Upon screening references, Boyatzis approach thematic analysis utilised analyse categorise acquired data based on fundamental building blocks as presented by World Health Organisation (WHO). Results Sixty‐seven studies included study, reporting widespread strategies interventions implemented around globe. majority these within context service delivery, leadership/governance, workforce. Conclusion worldwide during pandemic crisis are extensive varied. Further is required provide comprehensive understanding potential impacts such interventions. Implications for Profession and/or Patient Care There numerous reported literature epidemic response, which policymakers managers can utilise improve patient times crisis. Impact study examined challenges crises, identified various aimed at addressing challenges, primarily workforce management. Healthcare leverage findings enhance crises. Reporting Method PRISMA 2020 guideline studies. or Public Contribution No Contribution.

Language: Английский

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Resilience Informatics in Public Health: a qualitative analysis (Preprint)

JMIR Formative Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9, P. e63217 - e63217

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

Background In recent years, public health has confronted 2 formidable challenges: the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and enduring threat of climate change. The convergence these crises underscores urgent need for resilient solutions. Resilience informatics (RI), an emerging discipline at intersection health, leverages real-time data integration from systems, environmental monitoring, technological tools to develop adaptive responses multifaceted crises. It offers promising avenues mitigating adapting challenges by proactively identifying vulnerabilities fostering capacity in systems. Addressing critical questions regarding target audiences, privacy concerns, scalability is paramount resilience face evolving threats. Objective University Arizona held a workshop, titled Informatics Public Health, November 2023 serve as pivotal forum advancing discussions catalyzing collaborative efforts within field. This paper aims present qualitative thematic analysis findings this workshop. Methods A purposive sampling strategy was used invite 40 experts email diverse fields, including medicine, weather services, informatics, science, resilience, participate event featured presentations key experts, followed group facilitated experts. attendees engaged reflection discussion on predetermined questions. Discussions were systematically recorded students, conducted. detailed performed using inductive approach, supported MAXQDA software manage organize data. Two independent researchers coded transcripts; discrepancies coding resolved through consensus, ensuring rigorous synthesis findings. Results workshop hosted 27 Arizona, 21 (78%) whom health–related fields. Of 8 (30%) field resilience. addition, participants governmental agencies, American Indian groups, mobile organization attended. Qualitative identified major themes, potential RI tools, threats (eg, care access, infrastructure, change), with usability, funding, response), standards technological, logistical, sociological). emphasized importance equitable community engagement, iterative development projects. Conclusions necessity accessible, user-friendly bridging technical knowledge needs. workshop’s conclusions provide road map future highlighting scalable, culturally sensitive, community-driven interventions. Future directions include focused yield concrete outputs such implementation guidelines tool designs, reshaping strategies

Language: Английский

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An exploratory lens in integrating social innovation in public healthcare ecosystem

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 421 - 429

Published: Dec. 8, 2024

The health care system provides hope and livelihoods to its direct customers, who are the patients. role of social innovation needs take front centre stage by authorities practitioners tasked with decision-making problem-solving tasks from a strategic perspective. realm has demonstrated ability accelerate value within public-oriented institutions. An interpretivism philosophical approach qualitative methodology predicated on inductive theory-building was undertaken solicit empirical data budget practitioners. research presented thematic analytical evaluation set twelve participants holding various influential healthcare positions. study's findings indicated huge gap in integrating associated entrepreneurial mindset. procurement produce commodities could mitigate ills joblessness, poverty quality life. Furthermore, illuminated lack systemic resources investment that be driven inclusion surrounding SMMEs. multi-disciplinary will have priority. At same time, tactically diverse thrust leadership management game-changer de-risking intervention bolstering local economic development for SMMEs agricultural sector chain.

Language: Английский

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