Health workforce planning models for older adults in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: a mixed methods systematic review
Salim Ahmed Alshehri, Lucy Simmonds, Angie Shafei, Fany Indriyani, Mohammed Khaled Al-Hanawi, Madhan Balasubramanian · 2026
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Salim Ahmed Alshehri and five co-authors review how countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region plan their health workforces for aging populations. Rising chronic disease and geriatric care demand are straining systems across the region. Planning models exist, but evidence on ones tailored to older adults there is thin.
Following Joanna Briggs Institute methods, the mixed methods review searched five databases for studies in any design. It examined how models forecast workforce supply, demand, and needs, and how they handle competency development, retention, and financial sustainability. The synthesis aims at solutions that are regionally realistic and policy-ready. Workforce planning, the authors argue, is where demographic change becomes either a crisis or a managed transition.
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| CREATOR | Salim Ahmed Alshehri, Lucy Simmonds, Angie Shafei, Fany Indriyani, Mohammed Khaled Al-Hanawi, Madhan Balasubramanian |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |