Infertility affects millions of people globally. The presence of key indicators of infertility and fertility care is critical to monitoring access and utilisation of services as part of universal health coverage. In the area of infertility, it is important to track both clinical and non-clinical outcomes of care. Previous reviews have examined clinical indicators for infertility and fertility care; however, non-clinical indicators have received limited attention. This systematic scoping review aims to map the literature related to the non-clinical indicators of fertility care and their types and dimensions.

This review will adhere to the established reporting guidelines for systematic scoping reviews and has been registered in the PROSPERO database to avoid duplication. A systematic literature search strategy will be developed and adapted to four electronic bibliographic databases (Medline [PubMed], EMBASE [Embase.com], CINAHL [EBSCOhost] and Web of Science [Clarivate]). Supplemental searches will be performed to obtain relevant grey literature from major health research institutes and international organisations. The search will be limited to literature published from 1990 to date. This review will cover all non-clinical interventions relevant to human infertility and fertility care. Two reviewers will independently screen papers and identify relevant studies for inclusion using predetermined criteria and extract data based on a predefined template. Types and dimensions of non-clinical indicators will be identified and a descriptive narrative synthesis will be used to describe the overall landscape. This review is expected to start on 1 June 2026 and conclude by 15 December 2026. A preliminary search strategy has been developed.

As this study is based on a review of publicly available literature, ethical approval is not required. This scoping review will provide a comprehensive overview of the existing non-clinical indicators used to measure, report and monitor infertility and fertility care services. The findings will provide a comprehensive evidence base for developing a set of core indicators to monitor infertility and fertility care that can be adopted globally. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, scientific conferences and webinars.

CRD420251177901.

Self-management is essential for girls, women and individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB) living with chronic physical health conditions. Evidence suggests that symptom monitoring can support self-management and empower individuals, yet limited research has explored how symptom monitoring is conceptualised, implemented and integrated within self-management frameworks considering the unique needs of biological, gendered and social factors affecting women and people AFAB. This scoping review aims to explore the role of symptom monitoring in self-management for girls, women and individuals AFAB. To achieve this, this review aims to define and conceptualise symptom monitoring and self-management, map existing symptom monitoring interventions and mechanisms linked to self-management and identify how sex, gender and systemic influences are considered in the context of chronic physical health conditions.

This scoping review will be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. Six bibliographic databases (Cochrane Library, Scopus, PsycINFO (Ovid), MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid) and CINAHL (EBSCO)) were searched from inception to 13 May 2025. Eligible studies will include primary research from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, published in English, involving girls, women and individuals AFAB with chronic physical health conditions that involve symptom-monitoring tools linked to self-management. Studies focusing solely on obesity without reference to chronic conditions, acute illnesses or mental health conditions will be excluded. Screening will be undertaken independently by two reviewers in Rayyan, and citation management will be supported through reference software. Data extraction will follow Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidance, capturing study characteristics, participant demographics and definitions related to symptom monitoring and self-management. Both inductive and deductive qualitative content analyses will be used: deductively, data will be organised according to the population, concept and context framework and research objectives. Inductively, descriptive categories will be developed from the data. Two complementary approaches will guide coding such as direct extraction of data and content coding of structured textual information, and thematic coding of interpretive data, supported by Microsoft Excel and SPSS. A small subset (5%–10%) will be double-coded to ensure consistency. Key outputs will include descriptive tables showing representation of girls, women and people AFAB by condition and context, following a synthesis of symptom monitoring and self-management (through theory/models). Tables summarising symptom-monitoring tools, mechanisms and a table outlining moderating factors influencing symptom monitoring and self-management experiences will be presented. Results will be presented through narrative summaries and visual diagrams to illustrate key relationships and concepts.

Formal ethical approval is not required for this study, as no primary data will be collected. The results of this scoping review will be shared with a wide range of audiences, including healthcare professionals, researchers, the public, policymakers, charities and patient advocacy groups. In the efforts of dissemination, this work strives to promote inclusive, evidence-based and equitable approaches to symptom monitoring and self-management among girls, women and people AFAB living with chronic physical health conditions.

This protocol has been registered on the Open Science Framework, .

Transporting critically ill patients between medical facilities can be hazardous and costly. Whether by road, fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter, many professional associations have proposed strategies to efficiently and safely transport patients at high risk of instability. Although these strategies have been assessed in some studies, no comprehensive synthesis of their benefits has been conducted to date. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of strategies to improve the safety and costs of interhospital transports for critically ill patients.

We will conduct a systematic review according to the Cochrane guidelines. The review will include randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies and case-control studies assessing the effect of interventions to improve interhospital transports of critically ill patients on safety and costs. We will search multiple electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library) from inception to 6 months prior to the submission of the final manuscript. Screening by title and abstract, full-text screening, data extraction and quality assessment will be performed by two independent reviewers. We will assess the risk of bias with the Cochrane revised tool for RCTs and with the risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions tool. If possible, we will calculate pooled effect estimates and 95% CIs to assess the effect of the interventions. We will also assess heterogeneity using the I² index and rate the certainty of evidence with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool and trial sequential analysis.

Ethics approval is not required for this review. The results of this systematic review will be shared through publication in a peer-reviewed journal, conference presentations and our network of knowledge user collaborators.

International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42024595080).