ReviewInternational journal for equity in health2020
An overview of reviews on strategies to reduce health inequalities.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Inequities in neurological care: Access to services, care gaps, and other barriers-A systematic review.European journal of neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Discretion at the margins: An observational study of community pharmacists' adaptive practices in supporting migrant and ethnic minority health.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026Article
- Upstream Interventions to Promote Oral Health and Reduce Oral Health Inequalities: A Scoping Review.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026Article
- Excluded by design: a qualitative study of inequalities in health and social care innovation.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Using data to improve the health of coastal communities: The Coda Network.International journal of population data science · 2026Article
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- Family Self-Care in the Context of Intellectual Disabilities: Insights from a Qualitative Study in Portugal.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Partnership with minority ethnic communities is crucial to tackling health inequalities in rheumatology: lessons from Rochester, New York, US.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Article
- The role of community pharmacists with Syrian migration background in addressing healthcare needs of migrant population in Germany: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- New Ways of Working to Manage and Improve Quality in Integrated Care Systems in England.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the case fatality rate in 2 031 309 hospitalised Brazilian patients due to COVID-19: An observational study of the first 3 years of the pandemic in Brazil.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in skilled birth attendant utilization in Ethiopia: A secondary data analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Reducing health disparities in providing care services in the intensive care unit: a critical ethnographic study.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
- Exploring health equity integration among health service and delivery systems in Nova Scotia: perspectives of health system partners.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- An evolution of socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health in Korea: Evidence from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 1998-2018.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Integrated Management of Childhood Illness implementation in Nepal: understanding strategies, context, and outcomes.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review of Possible Solutions for Decreasing Socioeconomic Inequalities in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- MedVantage: A Primary Care Model for Populations With High Social and Medical Needs.Ochsner journal · 2024Article
- Inequalities in utilization of maternal health services in Ethiopia: evidence from the PMA Ethiopia longitudinal survey.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGovernments are incentivized to develop and implement health action programs focused on equity to ensure progress with effective strategies or interventions.
objectiveIdentify and synthesize strategies or interventions that facilitate the reduction of health inequalities.
methodsA systematic search strategy was carried out up until August 2019 in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, LILACS, Scopus, Scielo and Epistemonikos. In addition, a snowball strategy was used. Literature reviews (LRs) of experimental and quasi-experimental studies were included. The identified interventions and outcomes were categorized based on the recommendation by the Cochrane group in "Effective Practice and Organization of Care". The quality of the included LRs was evaluated using the AMSTAR 2 tool.
resultsFour thousand ninety-five articles were identified, of which 97 were included in the synthesis of evidence. Most of the studies included focused on the general population, vulnerable populations and minority populations. The subjects of general health and healthy lifestyles were the most commonly addressed. According to the classification of the type of intervention, the domain covered most was the delivery arrangements, followed by the domain of implementation strategies. The most frequent group of outcomes was the reported outcome in (clinical) patients, followed by social outcomes.
conclusionThe strategies that facilitate the reduction of health inequalities must be intersectoral and multidisciplinary in nature, including all sectors of the health system. It is essential to continue generating interventions focused on strengthening health systems in order to achieve adequate universal health coverage, with a process of comprehensive and quality care.
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