SynthesisBMC family practice2019
Shared medical appointments and patient-centered experience: a mixed-methods systematic review.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Group Medical Care: A Systematic Review of Health Service Performance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Mentored implementation to initiate a diabetes program in an underserved community: a pilot study.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2021Trial
- The Economic Evaluation of Team Clinic-Group Approach to a Care Model of Early Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersTrial
- Sustaining Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments After a Pragmatic Trial.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMTrial
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- Designing a Carbohydrate Counting App for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Usability Testing Interview Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Shared Medical Appointments and the Quintuple Aim of Health Care: A State of the Art Literature Review.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Review
- Abandonment or overreach: the ethical failures of health and social systems and the need for contributory reciprocity.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A Shared Medical Appointment Program to Improve Self-management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.Gastro hep advances · 2026Article
- Lifestyle Medicine for Obesity in the Era of Highly Effective Anti-Obesity Treatment.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Characterizing primary care patient referrals and attendance patterns for virtual lifestyle medicine shared medical appointments.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Shared Medical Appointments in Weight Management: A Culturally Responsive Process for Aboriginal Women. Translational Trial Results.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
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- Continuous Glucose Monitors and Programmed Shared Medical Appointments in Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among First Nation Women in Australia: A Co-Designed Feasibility Study.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Shared Medical Appointments to Improve Equitable Access to Rehabilitative Care for Long COVID.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal · 2025Article
- BRIDGE to liver health: implementation of a group telehealth psychoeducational program through shared medical appointments for MASLD management.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundShared medical appointments (SMAs), or group visits, are a healthcare delivery method with the potential to improve chronic disease management and preventive care. In this review, we sought to better understand opportunities, barriers, and limitations to SMAs based on patient experience in the primary care context.
methodsAn experienced biomedical librarian conducted literature searches of PubMed, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov , and SSRN for peer-reviewed publications published 1997 or after. We searched grey literature, nonempirical reports, social science publications, and citations from published systematic reviews. The search yielded 1359 papers, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method studies. Categorization of the extracted data informed a thematic synthesis. We did not perform a formal meta-analysis.
resultsScreening and quality assessment yielded 13 quantitative controlled trials, 11 qualitative papers, and two mixed methods studies that met inclusion criteria. We identified three consistent models of care: cooperative health care clinic (five articles), shared medical appointment / group visit (10 articles) and group prenatal care / CenteringPregnancy® (11 articles).
conclusionsSMAs in a variety of formats are increasingly employed in primary care settings, with no singular gold standard. Accepting and implementing this nontraditional approach by both patients and clinicians can yield measurable improvements in patient trust, patient perception of quality of care and quality of life, and relevant biophysical measurements of clinical parameters. Further refinement of this healthcare delivery model will be best driven by standardizing measures of patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes.
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