Distribution of the workforce involved in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A skilled health workforce is instrumental for the delivery of multidisciplinary cancer care and in turn a critical component of the health systems. There is, however, a paucity of data on the vast inequalities in cancer workforce distribution, globally. The aim of this study is to describe the global distribution and density of the health care workforce involved in multidisciplinary cancer management.

Methods

We carried out a systematic review of the literature to determine ratios of health workers in each occupation involved in cancer care per 100 000 population and per 100 cancer patients (PROSPERO: protocol CRD42018095414).

Results

We identified 33 eligible papers; a majority were cross-sectional surveys (n = 16). The analysis of the ratios of health pr

SUBMITTER: Trapani D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8591344 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature