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 | Â | 6 |
Advancing population health | Â | 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 | Â | 51 |