Systematic Review of Infection Control in Long-Term Care Settings

This report analyzes a systematic review of infection prevention and control programs in long-term care facilities. The review, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, examines primary research sources, including randomized control trials and clinical case studies, to evaluate the effectiveness of infection prevention measures. The study highlights the importance of these practices in improving patient and healthcare provider safety, and the quality of care. The report discusses the methodology, including data collection methods, study designs, and key findings, along with the strengths and limitations of the review. The systematic review is well-structured, incorporating an introduction, purpose, research gap, key terms, search strategy, evaluation of articles, key findings, discussion, and conclusion. The review also includes the limitation of the study and suggestions for future research.

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Nursing Research Module 2 Discussion 7.
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Lee, M. H., Lee, G. A., Lee, S. H., & Park, Y. H. (2019). Effectiveness and core components of
infection prevention and control programmes in long-term care facilities: a systematic review.
Journal of Hospital Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.02.008
1. Most of the studies used in the above systematic review were primary research and
academic sources published within five years ago. However, out of the 17 primary
sources used in the study, eight of them were aged more than five years old ranging from
the year 2010 to 2012.
2. The above systematic review produces the purpose of the study which includes infections
prevention and control practices in long term care facilities are important in improving
health outcomes by increasing the safety of patients and health care providers and thus
enhancing quality care of patients.
3. The study above has used primary sources only which include random control trials and
clinical case studies as the major articles in the review. However, other secondary sources
including a literature review and other systematic reviews have been used in the reference
list.
4. All articles in the above systematic review have been critically examined including a
literature evaluation table that indicates methods of data collection, designs, sample,
results, findings, and implication of all studies in the research.
5. The above systematic review is logically organized including introduction purpose and
gap for the research, key terms, databases used, search strategy, evaluation of the articles,
key findings, discussion, strengths and limitations, and conclusion.

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6. The above systematic review provides a summary of the key findings and surveillance
from all the articles produced. However, the article ends up with the limitation of the
study and how the review can be improved in future research.