Differences in Care Provided in Urban and Rural Nursing Homes in the United States: Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Despite evidence acknowledging disadvantages in care provided to older adults in rural nursing homes (NHs) in the United States, since 2010, no literature review has focused on differences in care provided in urban versus rural NHs. In the current study, we examined these differences by searching U.S. English-language peer-reviewed articles published after 2010 on differences in care quality in urban and rural NHs. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and used the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for quality appraisal. We conducted full-text abstraction of 56 (of 286) articles, identifying 10 relevant studies. Metric specification of urban/rural location varied, and care quality measures were wide-ranging, making it difficult to interpret evid

SUBMITTER: Quigley DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121442 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature