Untangling the inter-relatedness within integrated care programmes for community-dwelling frail older people: a rapid realist review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the relationships between the context in which integrated care programmes (ICPs) for community-dwelling frail older people are applied, the mechanisms by which the programmes do (not) work and the outcomes resulting from this interaction by establishing a programme theory.

Design

Rapid realist review.

Inclusion criteria

Reviews and meta-analyses (January 2013-January 2019) and non-peer-reviewed literature (January 2013-December 2019) reporting on integrated care for community-dwelling frail older people (≥60 years).

Analysis

Selection and appraisal of documents was based on relevance and rigour according to the Realist And Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards criteria. Data on context, mechanisms, programme activities and

SUBMITTER: Ahmed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8074568 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature