Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing homes are common, costly, and morbid.

Purpose

Systematic literature review of strategies to reduce UTIs in nursing home residents.

Data sources

Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science and Embase through June 22, 2015.

Study selection

Interventional studies with a comparison group reporting at least 1 outcome for: catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI), UTIs not identified as catheter-associated, bacteriuria, or urinary catheter use.

Data extraction

Two authors abstracted study design, participant and intervention details, outcomes, and quality measures.

Data synthesis

Of 5794 records retrieved, 20 records describing 19 interventions were included: 8 randomized controlled trials, 10 pre-

SUBMITTER: Meddings J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557395 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature