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Primary health care quality measurement is extensive but highly fragmented, with substantial heterogeneity across frameworks and persistent gaps in assessing patient-reported outcomes, equity, and social determinants of health. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Identify and synthesize quality indicators used in primary health care, describe key methodological approaches, and characterize persistent measurement gaps.

September 8, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Mapping Quality Indicators in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of Contemporary Approaches and Persistent Measurement Gaps

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CTChristos TriantafyllouOffice of Patient Care Services ANAnastasia NtikoudiUniversity of West Attica APAnastasia PapachristouNational Patient Safety Foundation

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Scoping review reveals fragmented quality measurement in primary health care, highlighting persistent gaps in patient-reported outcomes and equity.

Key Points

Identify and synthesize quality indicators used in primary health care, describe key methodological approaches, and characterize persistent measurement gaps.
Searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL through August 2026, alongside grey literature from the WHO, UNICEF, and OECD, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
Dual independent screening and selection of records evaluated frameworks using the Donabedian structure-process-outcome model and WHO quality dimensions.
Included 23 sources spanning empirical evaluations, consensus studies, methodological reviews, national quality programs, and international frameworks.
Frequently assessed domains comprised chronic disease management, preventive care, medication safety, access, and service utilization.
Substantial heterogeneity existed across indicator definitions, with notable underrepresentation of patient-reported outcomes, equity, and social determinants of health.

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Triantafyllou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd81458e84d0ff5b474f4 https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14172880

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September 8, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Mapping Quality Indicators in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of Contemporary Approaches and Persistent Measurement Gaps

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Authors

CTChristos TriantafyllouOffice of Patient Care Services ANAnastasia NtikoudiUniversity of West Attica APAnastasia PapachristouNational Patient Safety Foundation

Discussion

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Implication

Scoping review reveals fragmented quality measurement in primary health care, highlighting persistent gaps in patient-reported outcomes and equity.

Key Points

Identify and synthesize quality indicators used in primary health care, describe key methodological approaches, and characterize persistent measurement gaps.
Searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL through August 2026, alongside grey literature from the WHO, UNICEF, and OECD, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
Dual independent screening and selection of records evaluated frameworks using the Donabedian structure-process-outcome model and WHO quality dimensions.
Included 23 sources spanning empirical evaluations, consensus studies, methodological reviews, national quality programs, and international frameworks.
Frequently assessed domains comprised chronic disease management, preventive care, medication safety, access, and service utilization.
Substantial heterogeneity existed across indicator definitions, with notable underrepresentation of patient-reported outcomes, equity, and social determinants of health.

Cite This Study

Triantafyllou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd81458e84d0ff5b474f4 https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14172880

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