Long-term follow-up and sustainability
Research gap analysis derived from 2 medicine papers in our local library.
The gap
The studies collectively identify a need for long-term follow-up beyond initial periods to assess the sustainability of interventions in various medical contexts, including chronic conditions management, clinical trials, public health measures, and diagnostic approaches.
Consensus across the literature
Papers leave open the specific methods, populations, and datasets needed for sustained outcome assessments.
Research trend
Emerging — attention growing, methods still coalescing.
Supporting evidence — 2 representative gaps
- Barefoot Doctors and Social Medicine in China (2025) · doi
The paper does not adequately address the long-term sustainability and scalability of the reformed community health service system beyond the initial implementation period.
Keywords: adequately address long term sustainability scalability reformed community health service system beyond initial implementation period - COVID-19 Pandemic Action Plan of a University Hospital (2021) · doi
The paper does not discuss long-term sustainability or scalability of the pandemic action plan beyond the initial surge period or provide guidance for similar institutions implementing comparable protocols.
Keywords: discuss long term sustainability scalability pandemic action plan beyond initial surge period provide guidance similar
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