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Patient experience studies in the circumpolar region: a scoping review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Timing, Indicators, and Approaches to Digital Patient Experience Evaluation: Umbrella Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Digital Patient Experience: Umbrella Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Workshop proceedings: values based and culture informed health services and research in circumpolar maternal health.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- A comprehensive evaluation tool to assess community capacity and readiness for virtual care implementation.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025Article
- Exploring integrated tertiary care for children from Nunavut: experiences of families and healthcare providers at the Aakuluk clinic in Ottawa, Canada.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- Healthcare delivery in the arctic-telehealth prospects.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Review
- Surgical Experiences of Patients From the Circumpolar North: A Scoping Review.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Climate change, biodiversity loss, and Indigenous Peoples' health and wellbeing: A systematic umbrella review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Telemedicine and the environment: life cycle environmental emissions from in-person and virtual clinic visits.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Understanding virtual primary healthcare with Indigenous populations: a rapid evidence review.BMC health services research · 2023Review
- Patient healthcare experiences in the Northwest Territories, Canada: an analysis of news media articles.International journal of circumpolar health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesPatient experiences with health systems constitute a crucial pillar of quality care. Across the Arctic, patients' interactions with the healthcare system are influenced by challenges of access, historical inequities and social determinants. This scoping review sought to describe the range and nature of peer-reviewed literature on patient experience studies conducted within the circumpolar region.
designIn a partnership between Danish/Greenlandic, Canadian and American research teams, a scoping review of published research exploring patient experiences in circumpolar regions was undertaken. DATA SOURCES: Seven electronic databases were queried: MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, 'Global Health 1910 to 2019 Week 11', CINAHL, PsycINFO and SveMed+. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Articles were eligible for inclusion if they (a) took place in the circumpolar region, (b) reported patients' perspective and (c) were focussed primarily on patient experiences with care, rather than satisfaction with treatment outcome. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Title and abstract screening, full-text review and data extraction was conducted by four researchers. Bibliometric information such as publication date and country of origin was extracted, as was information regarding study design and whether or not the article contained results relevant to the themes of Indigenous values, rural and remote context, telehealth and climate change. Two researchers then synthesised and characterised results relevant to these themes.
resultsOf the 2824 articles initially found through systematic searches in seven databases, 96 articles were included for data extraction. Findings from the review included unique features related to Indigenous values, rural and remote health, telehealth and climate change.
conclusionsThe review findings provide an overview of patient experiences measures used in circumpolar nations. These findings can be used to inform health system improvement based on patient needs in the circumpolar context, as well as in other regions that share common features. This work can be further contextualized through Indigenous methodologies such as sharing circles and community based participatory methods.
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