Negative health impacts of navigating the healthcare system for musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol

Geneviève Jessiman-Perreault, Paige Campbell, Dawn Henley, Danika Tribo, Ania Kania-Richmond and Breda H F Eubank

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, particularly shoulders, knees, and the low back issues, place a significant burden on individuals, society, and healthcare systems. There is a lack of attention to negative health effects impacting patients because of their interactions to access appropriate diagnostics, assessments, and treatments. This scoping review intends to search and synthesize peer-reviewed evidence on the negative health impacts associated with navigating the healthcare system for MSK care. A scoping review will be conducted following the PRISMA guidelines for Scoping Reviews and Arksey and O’Malley’s 5-step process. Six databases will be searched with no time or geographic limits. Included articles must meet all the following criteria: 1) the patients must be adults, 2) patients must be seeking care for their knee, low-back, or shoulder condition, 3) interacted with the healthcare system, and 4) experienced health impacts due to navigating the healthcare system. Information from each article will be charted in a pre-determined extraction. This protocol aims to share our methods ahead of analysis to increase rigour and transparency. The scoping review results will better elucidate the health impacts of the inaccessibility of high-quality care for MSK conditions. The findings also aim to inform the development of patient-centered outcomes to evaluate alterations to the current MSK pathways.

Date: 2024
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