Attendance Among People With Hepatitis B in UK Secondary Care: A Scoping Review
Emma Victoria Shiel, Bini George, Arpana Verma, Norina Gasteiger · 2026
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Emma Shiel and co-authors review why people with hepatitis B miss hospital appointments in the UK in a 2026 paper. Chronic infection needs lifelong monitoring to prevent cirrhosis and liver cancer. Yet non-attendance in secondary care stays stubbornly common.
Five databases were searched for studies of adults in UK services; eleven met the criteria. Barriers fell into patient factors like low health literacy and stigma, system factors like scheduling, and cultural factors. Strategies that improved attendance are also charted. Every missed visit is a missed chance to catch liver damage early, so the fix list matters to clinics now.
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| CREATOR | Emma Victoria Shiel, Bini George, Arpana Verma, Norina Gasteiger |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |