Work Package 1: Literature review
Systematic literature reviews will explore:
- the health and social care needs of community dwelling PWD with a fall-related injury
- the outcomes which are important and relevant for such PWD
- existing interventions aimed at such PWD.
Objectives of Work Package 1
- to conduct a systematic literature review which will synthesize the current evidence regarding the management of fall related injuries in dementia
- to determine what the health and social care needs of community dwelling PWD sustaining a fall related injury are
- to determine which outcomes are important and relevant for such PWD, their carers and their health and social care professionals (the stakeholders)
- to investigate what evidence is currently available regarding the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving the outcome of fall related injuries in PWD
Strategy for reviewing the literature
Review of bibliographic source, existing investigator reference databases, grey literature and key references as identified from experts in the field to identify studies examining: the health and social care needs of PWD with fall related injuries, outcomes of importance to patients/carers and evidence on the relative effectiveness of interventions. Methods of systematic review of effectiveness will be based upon those of the Cochrane Collaboration and realist synthesis.
Details of the DIFRID systematice review are available on the PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews