Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria | Exclusion code |
---|---|---|
English papers | Non- English papers | Eng |
Adults (18+) | Study population < 18 | Age |
Primary Care/Community | Secondary Care/Hospital | Not PC |
Chronic conditions, chronic illness, chronic disease, non-communicable disease (NCD) | Acute conditions | Acute |
Study Type- Systematic reviews, meta- analysis, RCTs, controlled clinical trials, interrupted time series. Controlled before and after studies | Study Type- Qualitative studies, populations studies, surveys, cross sectional, uncontrolled before and after studies (cohort) | Study |
Education and training of primary care Health Professionals for patient education in promoting change, behaviour change, lifestyle change, patient engagement, patient empowerment, motivational skills, patient collaboration, patient adherence and compliance, Patient self-management, decision making, patient problem- solving | Not education/training of health care professionals | Int |
Not primary care health professionals | Pop | |
Primary outcome measures not included | Out | |
Direct patient education only | Edu | |
Continuing education / CME / Lifelong learning / Evidence based medicine | Guideline adherence, clinical performance | Guid |
All studies published to September 2013 | Organisational interventions | Org |
Financial changes and incentives | Fi | |
Regulatory interventions | Reg |