Understanding how and why upskilling programmes for unregulated care providers can support health equity in underserved communities: a realist review protocol

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e072570
• Main Authors: Hassan, Samah, Rac, Valeria E, Hodges, Brian David, Leake, Patti, Cobbing, Saul, Gray, Catharine Marie, Bartley, Nicola, Etherington, Andrea, Abdulwasi, Munira, Cheung, Hei-Ching Kristy, Anderson, Melanie, Woods, Nicole N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 23.08.2023; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Protocol
• Subjects: Amputation; Canadians; Costs; Diabetes; Diabetes and Endocrinology; Foot diseases; Health disparities; Intervention; Leg ulcers; Patients; Shortages; Social exclusion; Socioeconomic factors; Canada

IntroductionFoot ulcers are one of the most devastating complications of diabetes mellitus leading to leg amputations. In Canada, systematically marginalised and racialised populations are more prone to developing foot ulcers and at higher risk of limb amputations. Shortages of regulated healthcare...