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ArticleFamily medicine and community health2024

Identification of research gaps to improve care for healthy ageing:

Matteo Cesari, Marco Canevelli, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Soung-Eun Choi, Polina Grushevska, Saloni Kumar, Muyan Chen, Hyobum Jang, Yuka Sumi, Anshu Banerjee

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Article in Family medicine and community health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Matteo CesariAgeing and Health Unit, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland mcesari@who.int.ORCID 0000-0002-0348-3664
Marco CanevelliDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli ThiyagarajanAgeing and Health Unit, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Soung-Eun ChoiMaster in Health and International Development, London School of Economics, London, UK.
Polina GrushevskaMaster in Health and International Development, London School of Economics, London, UK.
Saloni KumarMaster in Health and International Development, London School of Economics, London, UK.
Muyan ChenMaster in Health and International Development, London School of Economics, London, UK.
Hyobum JangAgeing and Health Unit, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6954-8512
Yuka SumiAgeing and Health Unit, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Anshu BanerjeeDepartment of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSeveral research gaps affect the improvement of care for healthy ageing. Their identification is crucial to developing a specific research prioritisation agenda supporting progress at the micro (clinical), meso (service delivery) and macro (system) levels. To achieve this, a scoping review was carried out to describe the most significant gaps impeding the improvement of care for healthy ageing.

designA scoping review of the literature was conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. The selected articles were analysed to identify topics or areas essential for improving care for healthy ageing but requiring further support from research. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Every type of scientific article, except for randomised controlled trials, was considered of potential interest without restrictions on publication date, type of publication and methodology. INFORMATION SOURCES: A systematic search (last search: 6 December 2023) was conducted using PubMed, MEDLINE and Scopus.

resultsOverall, 1558 articles were retrieved from the literature. Of these, 310 were finally retained for this work. A total of 1195 research gaps were identified (average: 3.85 per article) and clustered into the 13 primary areas: ageing, care approach, caregivers, health economics, health, interventions, policies, research, settings, training, technology, specific populations and understanding the older person. In particular, research for improving the person-centred approach (n=38), better considering cultural diversities (n=27), implementing integrated care (n=25) and ensuring access to care (n=25) were the most prevalent priorities reported in the literature.

conclusionsA wide range of factors spanning multiple disciplines, from clinical to policy levels, require special consideration, exploration and resolution. The findings of this scoping review represent an essential step in identifying gaps for developing a research prioritisation agenda to improve care for healthy ageing.

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Healthy AgingEvidence GapsHumansQuality ImprovementAgingCommunity MedicineEnvironment and Public HealthGlobal HealthQuality of Health Care

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