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. 2021 May 22;10(1):153.
doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01709-2.

Mapping evidence on standards and quality of care for older persons in long-term care facilities: a scoping review protocol

Letasha Kalideen  1 , Pragashnie Govender  2 , Jacqueline Marina van Wyk  1 , Desmond Kuupiel  3   4
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Mapping evidence on standards and quality of care for older persons in long-term care facilities: a scoping review protocol

Letasha Kalideen et al. Syst Rev. .

Abstract

Background: Ageing is a global and universal process that results in physiological, psychological and behavioural changes. Due to the changing needs of the individual and the circumstances of the family, long-term care of older persons in facilities has become essential. The standard and quality of health care for older persons in long-term care facilities is critical to maintain functional ability in keeping with international goals of healthy ageing. This study, therefore, will aim to systematically map literature and describe the evidence on standards and the quality of health care for older persons living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).

Methods: A scoping review will be conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's framework and recommendations set out by Levac and colleagues. PubMed, CINAHL, Health Sources, PsycInfo, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar will be searched for relevant published studies/sources of evidence up to the last search date. The search will be conducted using keywords, and Boolean terms, and Medical Subject Headings/Subject Headings. EndNote X9 will be used to compile all relevant sources of evidence. This study will include studies involving participants ≥ 65 years old, living in LTCFs for older persons. English language publications, with no time limitations, and primary studies, guidelines, and quality of care specific to LTCFs for older persons will be sourced. Two reviewers will independently screen all sources of evidence at the title, abstract, and full-text screening stages as well as perform the data charting. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis flow diagram will be used to account for all relevant sources of evidence during the screening. Thematic content analysis will be used to describe the themes aligned with this study's research question based on initial coding and categorisation and a summary of the findings reported narratively for each theme.

Discussion: We anticipate that this scoping review will highlight the standards of care and assessment tools available worldwide, in addition to gaps that exist in the evidence base for older persons in LTCFs. These may include an exposition of the standards and quality of care documented, monitoring and evaluation processes, instruments used for reviewing standards of care. This would contribute towards identifying the need for practical and universally acceptable tools for LTCFs for older persons.

Keywords: Elder care; Healthy ageing; Long-term care facilities; Quality health care; Standards of care.

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Conflict of interest statement

This is original work under the guidance of PG and JvW, at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. This paper is part of the requirements for PhD (Clinical Medicine).

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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