Systematic Review
Task-shifting effective psychological treatments with non-licenced/lay health workers
Brief Description: "Task-shifting" or "task-sharing" is an effective strategy for delivering behavioral healthcare in areas with barriers to traditional care. However, little is known regarding the actual steps (methods) in carrying out a task-shifting project. This study is a systematic review that will identify steps in adapting an evidence-based psychological treatment for delivery by lay/non-licensed personnel, also known as paraprofessionals (e.g., community health worker, promotor/a, peer, or lay person).
Selected articles must include a statistical comparison (e.g., randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental trials, pre–post designs, and pragmatic trials). A narrative synthesis will be conducted for all included studies, and a summary table following Proctor’s framework for operationalizing implementation strategies will be included. This study was developed following the 2015 guidelines of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols.
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Kanzler, K.E., Kilpela, L.S., Pugh, J., Garcini, L.M., Gaspard, C., Aikens, J.E., Reynero, E., Tsevat, J., Lopez, E., Johnson-Esparza, Y., Ramirez, A., Finley, E.P. (2021). Methodology for task-shifting evidence-based psychological treatments to non-licensed/lay health workers: Protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open, 11(2), e044012. PMCID: PMC7852942; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044012
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Kanzler, K.E. (Presenter), Robinson, P. (Presenter), Johnson-Esparza, J. (Presenter), Kilpela, L.S., Pugh, J., Garcini, L.M., Gaspard, C., Aikens, J.E., Reynero, E., Tsevat, J., Santana Lopez, E., Ramirez A., Finley, E.P. (Oct, 2021). Systematic Review of Methods used to Adapt Behavioral Health Treatments for Delivery by Non-licensed/Lay Health Workers: Implications for Task-shifting in Research and Practice. One-hour session presented at the 23rd annual Collaborative Family Healthcare Association conference, virtual location due to COVID-19 pandemic. (Continuing Education Activity).