Medicine communication between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and health professionals: a scoping review protocol

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Abstract

Objective: This scoping review will describe strategies to support communication between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and health professionals about medicines. 

Introduction: Poor communication is a well-established risk factor contributing to adverse medicine events. Communication challenges are exacerbated for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples due to their poorer health status, greater use of medicines, a first language that may not be English, cultural bias and systemic racism in health services, and lower health literacy resulting from ongoing colonization. A scoping review will assist in summarizing strategies to support the communication process. 

Inclusion criteria: The review will consider studies describing strategies related to medicine communication between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and health professionals.

Methods: The proposed review will follow the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. The review will include all published and unpublished literature in English since 2000, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods study designs, systematic reviews, text and opinion pieces, and gray literature. Databases to be searched will include CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, Informit, Indigenous HealthInfoNet, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, and Google Scholar. Two researchers will screen titles and abstracts independently and assess the full text of selected citations against inclusion criteria. Extracted data will be presented in narrative format accompanied by tables that reflect the objective of the review.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)657-665
Number of pages9
JournalJBI evidence synthesis
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

Keywords

  • counseling
  • drug
  • education
  • health literacy
  • indigenous

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