ReviewIranian journal of public health2019
Evaluation of Urban and Rural Family Physician Program in Iran: A Systematic Review.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of family physician program in Iran: a systematic review of existing literature.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Family Physician Training Programs Worldwide: A Scoping Review of Criteria, Processes, and Challenges.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Burden of 292 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in Iran, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.The Lancet. Global health · 2026Article
- Health workforce trends and planning in Morocco: a READ-based systematic document analysis.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- The agenda-setting process for urban family physician program within Iran's health insurance.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease in the Tabari Cohort: a population-based study.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
- The effect of family physician program and health transformation plan on utilization and cost of health services.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2025Article
- Challenges in Managing Noncommunicable Diseases: Perspectives of Family Physicians Practicing in Public‒Private Partnerships: A Qualitative Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Urban Family Physician Program after a Decade of Implementation from the Perspective of People: A Qualitative Study from Iran.International journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Referral System Challenges of the Family Physician Program in Iran: A Systematic Review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2023Review
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- Near Two Decades of the Family Physician Program in Iran and the Structural Challenges: A Systematic Review.International journal of preventive medicine · 2023Review
- Challenges of Rural Family Physician Policy in Iran.International journal of preventive medicine · 2023Review
- Preferences of people in choosing a family physician in rural areas: a qualitative inquiry from Iran.Primary health care research & development · 2022Article
- IR Iran Presidential Election; Past the Beacon of the Future.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2021Article
- Patients' preferences in selecting family physician in primary health centers: a qualitative-quantitative approach.BMC family practice · 2020Article
- Effect of two major health reforms on health care cost and utilization in Fars Province of Iran: family physician program and health transformation plan.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- A policy brief on improving the finance of family physician program: An experience from urban areas of Iran.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Assessment of Prenatal Care Quality and Related Factors after the Implementation of the Family Physician Program in Northwest Iran.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGlobal experience as well as expert views weight the Family Physician program (FPP) as a primary solution for various problems of healthcare system in Iran. In spite of the valuable information has been collected during conducting FPP, few studies have been done to evaluate the actual performance of this program. This study reviewed the studies related to the evaluation of the FPP systematically.
methodsThe authors systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Irandoc and SID for articles published in English and Persian until Nov 2017 without limitation for starting time. Selection stages of the articles were done based on PRISMA flow diagram guidelines.
resultsOf all articles evaluated, 19 were selected. Four articles were removed due to inadequate quality of the study. Only one article evaluates urban and the rest are about rural. Eight articles were categorized as the process evaluations and 12 outcome assessments (one of them was common).
conclusionWe achieved three main findings. First, the rural FPP has improved access to the healthcare services, but improvement in patient finding and quality of cares remains questionable. Second, there are considerable concerns in the referral system between levels I and II in both urban and rural programs. Third, there was no efficient planning to implement the FP as the gatekeepers of health care system effectively. These issues deprived the efficiency aim of FPP and need serious consideration.
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