In-hospital communication experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review protocol

Janet Kelly; Anna Dowling; Katharine McBride; Wendy Keech; Alex Brown

doi:10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003163

In-hospital communication experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Oct;14(10):88-97. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003163.

Authors

Janet Kelly¹, Anna Dowling, Katharine McBride, Wendy Keech, Alex Brown

Affiliation

¹ 1Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia 2School of Population Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia 3The Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia (CEPSA): a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Adelaide, Australia.

PMID: 27846119
DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003163

Abstract

The objective of this systematic review is to identify and synthesize available qualitative evidence to understand the in-hospital communication experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, their family members and hospital staff, and the factors that impact on these experiences.Specifically, the review questions are as follows.

MeSH terms

Australia / epidemiology
Communication*
Family / psychology
Health Personnel / psychology
Health Services, Indigenous / organization & administration*
Healthcare Disparities / ethnology
Hospital Communication Systems / organization & administration*
Humans
Inpatients / psychology*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander / ethnology
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander / psychology*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data
Qualitative Research
Systematic Reviews as Topic