Determinants of healthcare use based on the Andersen model: a study protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies

TY - JOUR

T1 - Determinants of healthcare use based on the Andersen model: a study protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies

AU - Hajek, André

AU - Kretzler, Benedikt

AU - König, Hans-Helmut

N1 - © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

PY - 2021/5/19

Y1 - 2021/5/19

N2 - INTRODUCTION: A previous systematic review published in 2012 focused on the use of health services based on the Andersen model. Extending this review, we will exclusively focus on systematically synthesising longitudinal studies examining the determinants of healthcare use based on the Andersen model. Therefore, our aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of longitudinal observational studies investigating the predictors of healthcare use explicitly using this model.METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search three electronic databases (Medline, PsycINFO and CINAHL). Furthermore, reference lists will be searched manually. Longitudinal observational studies will be investigating the determinants of healthcare use (in terms of use of outpatient physician services (like general practitioner's visits or specialist visits in total) and hospitalisation). We will exclude disease-specific samples. Data extraction will focus on methods (eg, assessment of healthcare use), sample characteristics and main findings. A suitable tool will be used to assess the study quality. Study selection, data extraction and evaluation of study quality will be conducted by two reviewers. The findings will be presented by means of figures, summary tables, narrative summaries and meta-analysis (if possible).ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No primary data will be collected. Therefore, approval by an ethics committee is not required. Our findings are planned to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020193198.

AB - INTRODUCTION: A previous systematic review published in 2012 focused on the use of health services based on the Andersen model. Extending this review, we will exclusively focus on systematically synthesising longitudinal studies examining the determinants of healthcare use based on the Andersen model. Therefore, our aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of longitudinal observational studies investigating the predictors of healthcare use explicitly using this model.METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search three electronic databases (Medline, PsycINFO and CINAHL). Furthermore, reference lists will be searched manually. Longitudinal observational studies will be investigating the determinants of healthcare use (in terms of use of outpatient physician services (like general practitioner's visits or specialist visits in total) and hospitalisation). We will exclude disease-specific samples. Data extraction will focus on methods (eg, assessment of healthcare use), sample characteristics and main findings. A suitable tool will be used to assess the study quality. Study selection, data extraction and evaluation of study quality will be conducted by two reviewers. The findings will be presented by means of figures, summary tables, narrative summaries and meta-analysis (if possible).ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No primary data will be collected. Therefore, approval by an ethics committee is not required. Our findings are planned to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020193198.

U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044435

DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044435

M3 - SCORING: Review article

C2 - 34011591

VL - 11

JO - BMJ OPEN

JF - BMJ OPEN

SN - 2044-6055

M1 - e044435

ER -