title: [Recommendations on the safety of patients for socio-health centers: systematic review].
abstract: We did a systematic review to find recommendations on patient safety oriented toward improving the quality of care in nursing homes, residential facilities, housing for the elderly and long-term care facilities, among others. One hundred and thirty-four articles were selected in MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL up to October 2012. Of these, 17 met inclusion criteria and 5 studies were added in the secondary search for further detailed analysis. Few studies with high or very high level of scientific evidence on the scale SIGN were identified. Analyzed studies focused primarily on nursing staff. Most of the recommendations are oriented toward medication-related issues, staff training, pressure ulcers or falls, adherence to guidelines and protocols and topics referred to organizational culture.
authors.affiliation: Agencia de Calidad Sanitaria de Andalucía, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: victor.reyes@juntadeandalucia.es.
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reyes-Alcázar
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cambil Martín
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herrera-Usagre
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000592:standards; D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D015279:Organizational Culture; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D012107:Research Design; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Centros de atención sociosanitaria; Centros de estancia prolongada; Health services for the aged; Housing for the elderly; Long-term care facilities; Nursing homes; Patient safety; Prestación de servicios para personas mayores; Prácticas seguras; Recomendaciones; Recommendations; Residencias para personas de edad avanzada; Residential aged care facilities; Revisión sistemática; Safe practice; Seguridad del paciente; Systematic review