Mapping the global landscape of task shifting and sharing: trends, geographic disparities, and terminology from 1970 to 2022.
Introduction: Task shifting and sharing (TS/S) are strategies for redistributing healthcare services among providers, popular in settings facing workforce crunches. A comprehensive mapping of global TS/S research remains lacking despite widespread implementation. Theory: We apply bibliographic techn...
| Publicado en: | Critical Public Health Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | pictorial research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189915552&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189915552 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09581596 35U jtl: Critical Public Health issn: 09581596 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 35 iid: 1 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 189915552 189915552 189915552 10.1080/09581596.2025.2501495 189915552 ppf: 1 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Mapping the global landscape of task shifting and sharing: trends, geographic disparities, and terminology from 1970 to 2022. aug: au: Das, Shukanto Grant, Liz Fearon, David affil: Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom sug: subj: Task Shifting Trends Geographic Factors Evaluation Health Services Administration Trends Nomenclature Evaluation Human Systematic Review Workforce Bibliography and References Medline CINAHL Database HIV Infections Therapy Depression Therapy Language Implementation Science Preventive Health Care Policy Making Income Guideline Adherence Diabetes Mellitus Therapy Tuberculosis Therapy Maternal Health Services Low and Middle Income Countries Prescribing Patterns Health Care Delivery Staff Development Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software ab: Introduction: Task shifting and sharing (TS/S) are strategies for redistributing healthcare services among providers, popular in settings facing workforce crunches. A comprehensive mapping of global TS/S research remains lacking despite widespread implementation. Theory: We apply bibliographic techniques to map where TS/S has been prioritised, revealing patterns that inform implementation science and future strategies. Methods: We searched five databases, Medline, CINAHL Plus, Elsevier, Global Health, and Google Scholar, in October 2022 to analyse 2,072 articles (found between 1970 and 2022), based on relevance to TS/S and geographical representation. We extracted data on countries where studies were conducted, the terminology describing TS/S, and the study's focus. Results: TS/S research concentrates on African and South Asian countries, led by South Africa (n = 201), India (n = 130), Uganda (n = 109), Kenya (n = 106), and Malawi (n = 86). Publications increased dramatically after 2006–2008, coinciding with key WHO reports. 'Task shifting' was the predominant descriptor (66.0%), followed by 'task sharing' (24.0%), 'task delegation' (6.0%), and 'task shifting and sharing'. HIV (n = 450) and depression (n = 375) were the most studied conditions, while 42.5% of articles focused on broader systems and policy issues rather than specific diseases. Discussion: Geographic disparities, language inconsistencies, and disease-specific applications suggest the need for targeted implementation in underrepresented regions, terminology standardisation, and expanded applications. Addressing these can optimise implementation strategies, enhancing outcomes. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|