Intersectoral health interventions to improve the well-being of people living with type 2 diabetes: a scoping review protocol.

INTRODUCTION

Intersectoral collaboration is a collaborative approach between the health sectors and other sectors to address the interdependent nature of the social determinants of health associated with chronic diseases such as diabetes. This scoping review aims to identify intersectoral health interventions implemented in primary care and community settings to improve the well-being and health of people living with type 2 diabetes.

METHODS AND ANALYSIS

This protocol is developed by the Arksey and O'Malley (2005) framework for scoping reviews and the Levac methodological enhancement. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, grey literature and the reference list of key studies will be searched to identify any study, published between 2000 and 2023, related to the concepts of intersectorality, diabetes and primary/community care. Two reviewers will independently screen all titles/abstracts, full-text studies and grey literature for inclusion and extract data. Eligible interventions will be classified by sector of action proposed by the Social Determinants of Health Map and the conceptual framework for people-centred and integrated health services and further sorted according to the actors involved. This work started in September 2023 and will take approximately 10 months to be completed.

ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION

This review does not require ethical approval. The results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication and presentations to stakeholders.