SynthesisJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2013
Infection prevention in long-term care: a systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized trials.
Synthesis in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effective infection prevention and control measures in long-term care facilities in non-outbreak and outbreak settings: a systematic literature review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Pooled it
- Approaches to multidrug-resistant organism prevention and control in long-term care facilities for older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Pooled it
- The relationship between emergency department crowding and patient outcomes: a systematic review.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2014Pooled it
- Bone Density and Fractures in HIV-infected Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPooled it
- Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Intervention to Reduce Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2021Trial
- A targeted infection prevention intervention in nursing home residents with indwelling devices: a randomized clinical trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2015Trial
- Environmental cleaning and disinfection practices for respiratory viruses in hospitals and long-term care facilities in the Netherlands.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Feasibility of the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework in long-term care facilities: a pilot study in the Netherlands.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Severe aspiration pneumonia in the elderly.Journal of intensive medicine · 2024Review
- Economic evaluation of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in long-term care: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- The situation of infection in the elderly in Spain: a multidisciplinary opinion document.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2020Article
- Root Cause Analysis to Identify Medication and Non-Medication Strategies to Prevent Infection-Related Hospitalizations from Australian Residential Aged Care Services.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Challenges and Strategies for Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Transmission in Nursing Homes.Current infectious disease reports · 2017Review
- Family Experiences and Perspectives on Infection Prevention in Pediatric Long-Term Care.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation NursesArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this systematic review was to critically review and synthesize current evidence and the methodological quality of nonpharmacological infection-prevention interventions in long-term care (LTC) facilities for older adults. Two reviewers searched three electronic databases for studies published over the last decade assessing randomized and nonrandomized trials designed to reduce infections in older adults in which primary outcomes were infection rates and reductions of risk factors related to infections. To establish clarity and standardized reporting of findings, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist was used. Data extracted included study design, sample size, type and duration of interventions, outcome measures reported, and findings. Two reviewers independently assessed study quality using a validated quality assessment tool. Twenty-four articles met inclusion criteria; the majority were randomized control trials (67%) in which the primary purpose was to reduce pneumonia (66%). Thirteen (54%) studies reported statistically significant results in favor of interventions on at least one of their outcome measures. The methodological clarity of available evidence was limited, placing them at potential risk of bias. Gaps and inconsistencies surrounding interventions in LTC are evident. Future interventional studies need to enhance methodological rigor using clearly defined outcome measures and standardized reporting of findings.
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