Strategies for older people living in care homes to prevent urinary tract infection: the StOP UTI realist synthesis.

Background: Urinary tract infection is the most diagnosed infection in older people. It accounts for more than 50% of antibiotic prescriptions in care homes and is a frequent reason for care home residents being hospitalised.

Objective: This realist review developed and refined programme theories for preventing and recognising urinary tract infection, exploring what works, for whom and in what circumstances.

Preventing urinary tract infection in older people living in care homes: the 'StOP UTI' realist synthesis.

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most diagnosed infection in older people living in care homes.

Objective: To identify interventions for recognising and preventing UTI in older people living in care homes in the UK and explain the mechanisms by which they work, for whom and under what circumstances.

Methods: A realist synthesis of evidence was undertaken to develop programme theory underlying strategies to recognise and prevent UTI.

Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact.

Knowledge translation and implementation science have made many advances in the last two decades. However, research is still not making expedient differences to practice, policy, and service delivery. It is time to evolve our approach to knowledge production and implementation.

Understanding the Impacts of Online Mental Health Peer Support Forums: Realist Synthesis.

Background: Online forums are widely used for mental health peer support. However, evidence of their safety and effectiveness is mixed. Further research focused on articulating the contexts in which positive and negative impacts emerge from forum use is required to inform innovations in implementation.