Interventions to promote the implementation of pressure injuries prevention measures in nursing homes: a scoping review protocol

Abstract

IntroductionCurrently, various guidelines and documents on the prevention of pressure injuries have been published, but there are many serious lags in the actual practice in nursing homes. So some interventions are required to promote the implementation of normative practices. There was a review of preventive interventions for pressure injuries in long-term care facilities, but there is no systematic review of how to promote the implementation of preventive measures. This review aims to summarise interventions that promote the implementation of pressure injuries prevention measures in nursing homes, explore the research scope and gaps in this field and provide evidence and striving direction for global nursing homes to improve existing preventive behaviours.Methods and analysisThis scoping review will combine the Arksey and O’Malley framework with further clarification and advice of the scoping review by Levac et al as methodological guidance. Systematic retrieval of relevant literature databases, grey literature and references included studies will be conducted. Two reviewers will screen titles and abstracts independently, and then screen the full text of potentially relevant articles to determine final inclusion. After that, two reviewers will extract data based on a predesigned data extraction table independently. Inductive analysis and narrative analysis will be used to collate, summarise and report the results. Finally, managers of nursing homes in China will be consulted for additional information and their viewpoints on the research findings.Ethics and disseminationSince the scoping review is a secondary analysis of the literature, there is no need to apply for ethical approval. Our goal is to share the results with key stakeholders to help them find the direction of effort and improve clinical practice. Therefore, dissemination plans include publication in international journals and sharing it at conferences to inform more healthcare workers about the scope and gaps of the studies.

Interventions to promote the implementation of pressure injury prevention measures in nursing homes: A scoping review

“…The protocol of this scoping review was published as an open-access article in June 2022 (Yang et al, 2022). residents across 17 German nursing homes was found to be 8% (95% CI 5.1 to 10.8).…”

“…Concept: this scoping review considered studies conducted in nursing home settings where interventions have been used to promote the implementation of routine PI prevention measures. We explained the definitions of ‘pressure injury’ ‘nursing home’ and ‘interventions to promote the prevention practice of pressure injuries’ in the research protocol (Yang et al., 2022). Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed‐methods studies, such as randomised controlled studies, quasi‐randomised controlled trials, non‐randomised controlled trials, before‐after studies, case–control studies, case series studies and quality improvement programs were included.…”