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SynthesisHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2024

Exploring Whether and How People Experiencing High Deprivation Access Diagnostic Services: A Qualitative Systematic Review.

Christine Vincent, Lee-Ann Fenge, Sam Porter, Sharon Holland

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Christine VincentDepartment of Social Sciences and Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK.ORCID 0009-0009-8504-2974
Lee-Ann FengeDepartment of Social Sciences and Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0896-7323
Sam PorterDepartment of Social Sciences and Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK.
Sharon HollandDepartment of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK.

Funding

This research makes up part of a PhD project that is funded by Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group and Bournemouth University.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTo contribute to addressing diagnostic health inequalities in the United Kingdom, this review aimed to investigate determinants of diagnostic service use amongst people experiencing high deprivation in the United Kingdom.

methodsA systematic review was conducted using three databases (EBSCO, Web of Science and SCOPUS) to search studies pertaining to diagnostic service use amongst people experiencing high deprivation. Search terms related to diagnostics, barriers and facilitators to access and deprivation. Articles were included if they discussed facilitators and/or barriers to diagnostic service access, contained participants' direct perspectives and focussed on individuals experiencing high deprivation in the United Kingdom. Articles were excluded if the full text was unretrievable, only abstracts were available, the research did not focus on adults experiencing high deprivation in the United Kingdom, those not including participants' direct perspectives (e.g., quantitative studies) and papers unavailable in English.

resultsOf 14,717 initial papers, 18 were included in the final review. Determinants were grouped into three themes (Beliefs and Behaviours, Emotional and Psychological Factors and Practical Factors), made up of 15 sub-themes. These were mapped to a conceptual model, which illustrates that Beliefs and Behaviours interact with Emotional and Psychological Factors to influence Motivation to access diagnostic services. Motivation then influences and is influenced by Practical Factors, resulting in a Decision to Access or Not. This decision influences Beliefs and Behaviours and/or Emotional and Psychological Factors such that the cycle begins again.

conclusionDecision-making regarding diagnostic service use for people experiencing high deprivation in the United Kingdom is complex. The conceptual model illustrates this complexity, as well as the mediative, interactive and iterative nature of the process. The model should be applied in policy and practice to enable understanding of the factors influencing access to diagnostic services and to design interventions that address identified determinants. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Consulting lived experience experts was imperative in understanding whether and how the existing literature captures the lived experience of those experiencing high deprivation in South England. The model was presented to lived experience experts, who corroborated findings, highlighted significant factors for them and introduced issues that were not identified in the review.

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Health Services AccessibilityQualitative ResearchDiagnostic ServicesHumansUnited Kingdombarriersdeprivationdiagnosticsdiagnostic servicesfacilitatorspublic involvement

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PMID39010641
PMCPMC11250414

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