The uptake and use of a minimum data set (MDS) for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care homes provide long term care for older people. Countries with standardised approaches to residents' assessment, care planning and review (known as minimum data sets (MDS)) use the aggregate data to guide resource allocation, monitor quality, and for research. Less is known about how an MDS affects how staff assess, provide and review residents' everyday care. The review aimed to develop a theory-driven understanding of how care home staff can effectively implement and use MDS to plan and deliver care for residents.

Methods

The realist review was organised according to RAMESES (Realist And Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis: and Evolving Standards) guidelines. There were three overlapping stages: 1) defining the scope of the review and theory development on the

SUBMITTER: Musa MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739629 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature