Basic Criteria, Models, and Indicators of Intersectoral Collaboration in Health Promotion: A Scoping Review

Mohammad Reza Amir Esmaili; Behzad Damari; Ahmad Hajebi; Noora Rafiee; Reza Goudarzi; Abbas Haghshenas

doi:10.18502/ijph.v50i5.6103

Mohammad Reza Amir Esmaili Department of Health Management, Economics and Policy Making, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Behzad Damari Department of Social Determinants of Heath, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Ahmad Hajebi Department of Psychiatric, Addiction Research Center, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Noora Rafiee Department of Health Management, Economics and Policy Making, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Reza Goudarzi Department of Health Management, Economics and Policy Making, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Abbas Haghshenas Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v50i5.6103

Keywords: Intersectoral collaboration; Health promotion; Scoping review; Model; Indicator; Criteria

Abstract

Background: In this study, the basic criteria, models, and indicators of intersectoral collaboration in health promotion were investigated to facilitate the implementation of collaboration.

Methods: This scoping review was conducted using datasets of Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed, and search engines of Google, Google Scholar, and ProQuest.

Results: 52 studies were included, and 32 codes in Micro, Meso, and Macro level, were obtained. Micro-level criteria had the highest frequency. Among the models used in the reviewed studies, social network analysis, Diagnosis of Sustainable Collaboration, Bergen, and logic models had the highest frequency. Among the indicators studied, the number of participants and the level of collaboration as well as its sustainability were the most frequent indicators.

Conclusion: The findings identified the most important and widely used criteria, models, and indicators of intersectoral collaboration in health promotion which can be useful for decision-makers and planners in the domain of health promotion, in designing, implementing, and evaluating collaborative programs.