Task-shifting in Eye Health in High-Income countries - a scoping review protocol.pdf

This document outlines the protocol for a scoping review that aims to map existing research on task-shifting in eye health services in high-income countries. Task-shifting involves reallocating specific tasks from highly specialized professionals to less specialized workers, patients, caregivers, or technology. The review will explore the types of tasks shifted, methods of task-shifting, its effects, and barriers and facilitators to implementation. It follows the JBI methodology and includes studies from 2000 onward in English, German, Dutch, and Scandinavian languages. The findings will support evidence-informed strategies to enhance service delivery and address workforce challenges in vision and eye care