Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic review
This systematic review aims at offering a comparative analysis of the leading reasons for encounters (RFEs) of patients presenting to primary care facilities. A systemic search was carried out using MEDLINE/PUBMED, CINAHL, Google Scholar, LILACS, and PROQUEST to identify the studies relevant to RFEs...
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| author | Raveed Khan Adam Khan Ishmail Mohammed Farhaana Dan Valtio Cooper Sherise Charles Nkese Charles Whitney Clarke Jeniece Clarke Devonia Creary Ashley Chankersingh |
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| description | This systematic review aims at offering a comparative analysis of the leading reasons for encounters (RFEs) of patients presenting to primary care facilities. A systemic search was carried out using MEDLINE/PUBMED, CINAHL, Google Scholar, LILACS, and PROQUEST to identify the studies relevant to RFEs in primary health care in June 2020. Fifteen studies met the eligibility criteria which included originality, published between 2015 and 2020, listed two to five RFEs at a primary health care facility, and included patients with acute and/or chronic conditions. The mean total RFEs recorded were 6753.07 (Standard deviation = 17446.38, 95% Confidence Interval 6,753.0667 ± 8,829.088 [± 130.74%]). The most common RFE chapters recorded were Respiratory and Digestive chapters. The patients recorded fever as the most frequently reported RFE while cough was ranked as most common. The physicians reported hypertension as the most frequently reported and most common RFE. The most frequently physician and patient reported RFEs to the primary health care are hypertension and fever. Respiratory and Digestive were the most frequently reported chapters. The findings are useful for the proper implementation of services, facilities, and equipment utilized in Trinidad and Tobago primary health care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10b9e708f01a48cc80d86bda77d50dd52022-12-22T04:14:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632022-01-011194949498010.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1803_21Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic reviewRaveed KhanAdam KhanIshmail MohammedFarhaana DanValtio CooperSherise CharlesNkese CharlesWhitney ClarkeJeniece ClarkeDevonia CrearyAshley ChankersinghThis systematic review aims at offering a comparative analysis of the leading reasons for encounters (RFEs) of patients presenting to primary care facilities. A systemic search was carried out using MEDLINE/PUBMED, CINAHL, Google Scholar, LILACS, and PROQUEST to identify the studies relevant to RFEs in primary health care in June 2020. Fifteen studies met the eligibility criteria which included originality, published between 2015 and 2020, listed two to five RFEs at a primary health care facility, and included patients with acute and/or chronic conditions. The mean total RFEs recorded were 6753.07 (Standard deviation = 17446.38, 95% Confidence Interval 6,753.0667 ± 8,829.088 [± 130.74%]). The most common RFE chapters recorded were Respiratory and Digestive chapters. The patients recorded fever as the most frequently reported RFE while cough was ranked as most common. The physicians reported hypertension as the most frequently reported and most common RFE. The most frequently physician and patient reported RFEs to the primary health care are hypertension and fever. Respiratory and Digestive were the most frequently reported chapters. The findings are useful for the proper implementation of services, facilities, and equipment utilized in Trinidad and Tobago primary health care.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=9;spage=4949;epage=4980;aulast=Khanclinic visitprimary health carereasons for encounterssystematic reviewtrinidad and tobago |
| spellingShingle | Raveed Khan Adam Khan Ishmail Mohammed Farhaana Dan Valtio Cooper Sherise Charles Nkese Charles Whitney Clarke Jeniece Clarke Devonia Creary Ashley Chankersingh Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic review Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care clinic visit primary health care reasons for encounters systematic review trinidad and tobago |
| title | Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic review |
| title_full | Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic review |
| title_short | Investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in Trinidad and Tobago. A systematic review |
| title_sort | investigating the leading reasons for primary health care encounters and its implications for health care in trinidad and tobago a systematic review |
| topic | clinic visit primary health care reasons for encounters systematic review trinidad and tobago |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=9;spage=4949;epage=4980;aulast=Khan |
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