Oral health interventions for older people in residential aged care facilities: a protocol for a realist systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poor oral health among older people is a global problem impacting on health and well-being. The economic cost to the health system is significant. An ageing population is intensifying the urgency for action. However, poor oral health, particularly for those in residential aged care facilities, continues to be highly resistant to resolution. The overall aims of this realist review are to: (A) explore and synthesise evidence on oral health interventions for older people in residential aged care facilities, (B) produce a causal theory on how contextual factors and mechanisms interact to produce outcomes, and (C) produce guidelines/policies to inform high-quality oral health interventions to improve older people's oral health in residential aged care facilities.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Kenny A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8103368 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature