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Table 1 Number of articles identified for each of the themes and subthemes of the review

From: The scope and impact of mobile health clinics in the United States: a literature review

Theme

Subtheme

Number of articles

Increasing healthcare access

Facilitating healthcare for minorities

12

Geographical and logistical convenience

9

Trusting provider-client relationships

6

Emergency coverage

2

Improving health outcomes

Screenings

11

Initiating preventative care

6

Managing chronic diseases

3

Enabling self-efficacy

7

Addressing social determinants of health

 

6

Advancing population health

 

3

Reducing healthcare costs

Avoidable emergency department visits

3

Hospitalization and hospital readmission rates

1

Symptom-free days

1

Quality-adjusted life years

3

Mobile clinics and the healthcare reform

Private insurers

1

Accountable care organizations

1

Non-profit hospitals

1

Limitations of mobile health clinics

Fragmentation of care

7

Financial issues

3

Spatial and structural constraints

4

Logistical challenges

1

Total

 

51