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ArticleBMJ open2024

Can digital innovation transform rural primary health care? A systematic review protocol.

Bushra F Nasir, Floyd Leedie, Jordan Fox, Priya Martin, Khorshed Alam, Katharine Wallis, Matthew R McGrail, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan

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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 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis 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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Bushra F NasirRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia b.nasir@uq.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-8372-4877
Floyd LeedieGoondir Health Services, Dalby, Queensland, Australia.
Jordan FoxRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
Priya MartinRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Khorshed AlamHealth Economics and Policy Research, Centre for Health, Informatics and Economic, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Katharine WallisGeneral Practice Clinical Unit, Medical School, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Matthew R McGrailRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6901-8845
Srinivas Kondalsamy-ChennakesavanRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDigital technology is increasingly being adopted within primary healthcare services to improve service delivery and health outcomes; however, the scope for digital innovation within primary care services in rural areas is currently unknown. This systematic review aims to synthesise existing research on the use and integration of digital health technology within primary care services for rural populations across the world. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A systematic approach to the search strategy will be conducted. Relevant medical and healthcare-focused electronic databases will be searched using key search terms between January 2013 and December 2023. Searches will be conducted using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. A systematic study selection and data extraction process will be implemented, using standardised templates. Outcomes will be reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses- Protocol statement guidelines. Quality assessment and risk of bias appraisal will be conducted using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval will not be required because there is no individual patient data collected or reviewed. The finding of this review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Outcomes will help to understand existing knowledge and identify gaps in delivering digital healthcare services, while also providing potential future practice and policy recommendations. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42023477233.

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Primary Health CareRural Health ServicesSystematic Reviews as TopicDigital TechnologyHumansResearch DesignTelemedicineeHealthHealth ServicesPrimary Health Care

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PMID38890142
PMCPMC11191782

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