General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and experiences of managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: protocol of a mixed methods systematic review and meta-ethnography

• DOI: 10.1186/s13643-018-0732-7
• Publication Date: 2018-04-23T17:32:17Z
• Authors: Aisling A. Jennings; Tony Foley; Kieran A. Walsh; Alice Coffey; John P. Browne; Colin P. Bradley
• Keywords: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS); R; Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD); Behavioral Symptoms; Residential Facilities; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Meta-Analysis as Topic; General Practitioners; General practitioners; Qualitative research; Knowledge and attitudes; Protocol; Medicine; Humans; Dementia; Anthropology, Cultural; Systematic Reviews as Topic

In the context of rising dementia prevalence, workload general practitioners (GPs) in care is set to increase. However, there are many aspects that GPs find challenging. Behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD) affect majority people with an aspect particularly difficult manage. The aim this mixed methods systematic review undertake a synthesis qualitative quantitative studies on GPs' knowledge, attitudes experiences managing BPSD. Seven electronic bibliographic databases will be searched from inception present. All or explore attitude towards management BPSD community and/or residential settings eligible for inclusion. A meta-ethnography conducted synthesise included studies. Primary outcome measures include BPSD, knowledge their different approaches particular non-pharmacological approaches. papers independently assessed methodological validity by two reviewers using following tools: Joanna Briggs Institute checklist research, Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) tool intervention National (NIH) quality assessment observational analytical cross-sectional As no agreed descriptive studies, original developed. Two independent apply Confidence Evidence Reviews Qualitative Research (CERQual) findings. results reported line Enhancing Transparency Reporting Synthesis (ENTREQ) statement. This study first synthesises existing literature care. improve our understanding perspectives used inform development practice. PROSPERO CRD42017054916 .