JBI Evidence Synthesis
Issue 8 has been released
The latest issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis has been released.
The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that the population of adults aged 60 years and older will double to 2.1 billion people by 2050.
“Every person – in every country in the world – should have the opportunity to live a long and healthy life. Yet, the environments in which we live can favour health or be harmful to it.” – WHO
The latest issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis includes an editorial and three reviews themed around quality of life of older adults living in long term care facilities.
Residential long-term care (LTC) is an important component of caring for older adults, yet LTC facilities often emphasise residents’ physical care and safety over their quality of life or perceived well-being. Read editorial, which highlights this issue and provides examples found within the three reviews featured in this issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis.
Continuing with the theme, a mixed methods systematic review aims to determine the effectiveness of socially assistive technologies, such as computers and smart phones, in improving depression, loneliness and social interaction among long-term care residents, while also exploring their experiences with these technologies. This review has an accompanying JBI Best Practice Information Sheet which summarises the evidence.
Although physical rehabilitation is known to improve the quality of life for ageing adults, long-term care residents with dementia often present unique challenges that healthcare professionals don't always feel prepared to handle. A systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of physical rehabilitation on physical functioning and quality of life for LTC residents with dementia.
The mental health of older adults is significantly affected by social relationships, particularly those between spouses. A qualitative systematic review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the experiences of loneliness and/or depression in spouses who are separated because of long-term care placement. Read accompanying JBI Best Practice Information Sheet.
The August issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis also includes various protocols, such a qualitative systematic review protocol, Nurses’ perceptions of reasons for missed nursing care in hospitals
Some other protocols in the latest issue include:
Economic evaluations of neglected tropical disease interventions in low- and middle-income countries
Go to the full table of contents for the complete list of content in Issue 8