Table 2 Inclusion/exclusion criteria
| Â | Inclusion |
|---|---|
Concepts of interest | Studies that address all four key concepts (i) incontinence or continence, (ii) dignity or indignity, (iii) older people and (iv) facilities or services that provide long-term residential or inpatient formal care and support for day-to-day living. |
Population and setting | Older people (aged 65 or over, or a majority with a mean age of 65) living in care settings that provide long-term residential or inpatient formal care and support for day-to-day living. These care settings are referred to as either care homes, nursing homes, long-term care homes, homes for the aged, aged care homes, assisted living facilities, and residential aged care facilities. In some countries, long-term residential or inpatient formal care is provided in acute or sub-acute care settings such as in hospitals, medical centres, and in rehabilitative or palliative care units. |
Study types | Empirical studies (qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods), theoretical papers and reviews of empirical studies (systematic reviews, scoping reviews, integrative reviews or realist reviews) – published in English in any geographic location |
Condition(s) or phenomenon of interest | Continence or incontinence. Incontinence could be urinary incontinence or faecal incontinence or both urinary and faecal incontinence. Perceptions and experiences of dignity and continence care |
Intervention(s) of interest | Interventions to protect the dignity of older people with continence care needs in care home settings |
Year of publication | 2009–2019 |
| Â | Exclusion |
Concepts of interest | Studies that do not address all four key concepts: (i) incontinence or continence, (ii) dignity or indignity, (iii) older people and (iv) facilities or services that do not provide long-term residential or inpatient formal care and support for day-to-day living. Studies conducted on acute care wards where length of stay is typically brief were excluded. |
Population and setting | Studies that relate to people younger than 65 years or conducted in participants’ home, or other community setting or if participants only attended the care home or facility on a daily basis and were not residents or inpatients. |
Study types | Publications based on expert opinion, non-peer reviewed papers, non-full text papers including conference abstracts and/or publications in languages other than English |
Condition(s) or phenomenon of interest | Â |
Intervention of interest | Medical interventions for the treatment of incontinence |