Effective community-based interventions for the prevention and management of heat-related illnesses: A scoping review

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2020
Year Published

2021
Quality Rating

5/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Italy (5); Australia (2); France (2); USA (2); Canada (1); China (1); Europe (1); India (1); Japan (1); Spain (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

Italy (5); Australia (2); France (2); USA (2); Canada (1); China (1); Europe (1); India (1); Japan (1); Spain (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one author is from a low- or middle-income country
At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Not yet available
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Culturally appropriate care
Package of care/care pathways/disease management
By whom care is provided
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Where care is provided
Outreach
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Theme

Optimal aging
Health promotion/primary prevention
Domain

Sectors
Public health
Providers
Physician
Generalist
Lay/community health worker
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Hasan F, Marsia S, Patel K, Agrawal P, Razzak JA. Effective community-based interventions for the prevention and management of heat-related illnesses: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(16):8362.
DOI

10.3390/ijerph18168362

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