Decision-making on the location of care of the elderly: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The elderly must take part in the management of their own health. One of the aspects they should be able to decide on is the place where they want to live. The aim of this review is to synthetise qualitative evidence in order to understand how decisions are made on the location of care of the elderly.

Methods and analysis

Systematic review of qualitative studies. Six databases have been consulted: Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO and SciELO Citation Index (from the beginning to 29 November 2017). The inclusion criteria will be: studies that deal with the decision-making process on the location of care of the elderly (already experienced by the participants), original studies, qualitative or mixed-method studies and studies written in Eng

SUBMITTER: Serrano-Gemes G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196868 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature