Challenges of conducting research in long-term care facilities: a systematic review.
BMC Geriatr
; 18(1): 242, 2018 10 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this review is to describe the challenges and barriers to conducting research in long-term care facilities.METHODS:
A literature search was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central, PsycINFO and CINAHL. Keywords used included "long term care", "nursing home", "research", "trial", "challenge" and "barrier", etc. Resulting references were screened in order to identify relevant studies that reported on challenges derived from first-hand experience of empirical research studies. Challenges were summarized and synthesized.RESULTS:
Of 1723 references, 39 articles were selected for inclusion. To facilitate understanding we proposed a classification framework of 8 main themes to categorize the research challenges presented in the 39 studies, relating to the characteristics of facility/owner/administrator, resident, staff caregiver, family caregiver, investigator, ethical or legal concerns, methodology, and budgetary considerations.CONCLUSIONS:
Conducting research in long-term care facilities is full of challenges which can be categorized into 8 main themes. Investigators should be aware of all these challenges and specifically address them when planning their studies. Stakeholders should be involved from an early stage and flexibility should be built into both the methodology and research budget.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Instituciones de Cuidados Especializados de Enfermería
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Cuidados a Largo Plazo
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Atención a la Salud
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Investigación Biomédica
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Casas de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Ethics
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Geriatr
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá