Quality improvement in long-term care settings: a scoping review of effective strategies used in care homes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We conducted a scoping review of quality improvement in care homes. We aimed to identify participating occupational groups and methods for evaluation. Secondly, we aimed to describe resident-level interventions and which outcomes were measured.

Methods

Following extended PRISMA guideline for scoping reviews, we conducted systematic searches of Medline, CINAHL, Psychinfo, and ASSIA (2000-2019). Furthermore, we searched systematic reviews databases including Cochrane Library and JBI, and the grey literature database, Greylit. Four co-authors contributed to selection and data extraction.

Results

Sixty five studies were included, 6 of which had multiple publications (75 articles overall). A range of quality improvement strategies were implemented, including audit

SUBMITTER: Chadborn NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7472942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature