SCOPING REVIEW OF POPULISM INFLUENCE ON HEALTHCARE POLICY AND THE IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Populism has become increasingly popular in many countries and can be a threat to democracy. Populism is also feared to be a threat to public health. However, the impact of populism on healthcare policy has not been studied further. For seeking an explanation of this phenomenon, the aim of this review is to discuss how trends in populism affect health policy and its impact on public health. METHODS: This scoping review conducted using the five-step framework by Arksey and O'Malley. The literature search was conducted on the Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Sciencedirect databases from Augustus-September 2021. All the included studies were extracted based on characteristics that included study author, year of publication, country, theme, and the relevant results. RESULTS: After searching the literature, 500 studies were found that matched the keywords. After going through the exclusion process, 7 studies were obtained. CONCLUSION: This review explains the impact of populism on healthcare policies related to public health. Analysis from the rspective of broader participants and more specific communities can help understand how populism impacts public healthcare policy.