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ArticleBMJ open2024

Effect and outcome of equity, diversity and inclusion programs in healthcare institutions: a systematic review protocol.

Amos Buh, Rachel Kang, Rohan Kiska, Stephen G Fung, Marco Solmi, Mekaylah Scott, Maria Salman, Kathryn Lee, Benjamin Milone, Gamal Wafy and 7 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Amos BuhOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada abuh@ohri.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-0732-4193
Rachel KangOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Rohan KiskaOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Stephen G FungBruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Marco SolmiOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Mekaylah ScottOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Maria SalmanOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Kathryn LeeOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Benjamin MiloneOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Gamal WafyOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Sarah SyedOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Shan DhaliwalOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Maya GibbOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ayub AkbariOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Pierre A BrownOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Gregory L HundemerOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3559-3531
Manish M SoodOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9146-2344

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEquity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the healthcare field are crucial in meeting the healthcare needs of a progressively diverse society. In fact, a diverse healthcare workforce enables culturally sensitive care, promotes health equity and enhances the understanding of various needs and patients' viewpoints, potentially resulting in more effective patient treatment and improved patient outcomes. Despite this, information on the effectiveness of policies or programmes promoting EDI in health institutions is scarce. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the effects and outcomes of EDI programmes in healthcare institutions.

methodsWe will conduct Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses-compliant systematic review of studies on EDI programmes and describe their effects and outcomes in healthcare institutions. We will search PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases. Selected studies will include randomised control trials (RCTs), non-RCTs and cross-sectional studies published either in English or French. Quality appraisal of studies and a narrative synthesis of extracted data will be conducted as well as a meta-analysis if possible. The quality of evidence in this review will be assessed by the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation. ANTICIPATED

resultsWe anticipate that this systematic review will reveal information on the effect of EDI programmes and their outcomes in healthcare institutions. We expect this information will provide insights that will lead to improvements in designing EDI policies and programmes in healthcare institutions. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No ethical clearance is required for this study as no primary data will be collected. The final manuscript will be submitted to a journal for publication. In addition to this, the results of the study will also be disseminated through conference presentations to inform the research and clinical practice. REVIEW REGISTRATION: This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews; registration number CRD42024502781.

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Delivery of Health CareDiversity, Equity, InclusionHealth FacilitiesHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment OutcomeHealth EquityHealth WorkforcePatient Reported Outcome Measures

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PMID38637131
PMCPMC11029496

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