Aboh Irene Korkoi, Odonkor Offei Frank Offei, Alhassan Amidu, Akoto-Buabeng William, Amoadu Mustapha
Science Education, University of Cape Coast Faculty of Education, Cape Coast, Ghana
Department of Adult Health, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana.
BMJ Open. 2025 May 30;15(5):e087296. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087296.
The elderly constitute a significant demographic in society, relying on social and healthcare support of its country. However, despite their vulnerability and dependence, instances of negligence within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) towards this demographic have been reported anecdotally, yet remain poorly understood and documented. The purpose of this protocol is to outline the systematic approach to investigating the neglect of the elderly population in SSA. The elderly population are the point of focus but they will not be directly involved but through secondary data.
Search will be condcuted in Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, grey literature, professional society websites and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Only qualitative study designs, clinical practice guidelines, policy documents and professional society recommendations relevant to study objective will be used. The time lapse for this study will be from January 2000 and later. Two authors will independently perform data extraction in duplicate and complete risk of bias and quality assessment using recommended tools. Study appraisal will be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tool for qualitative studies.
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This study does not involve patients and animals; therefore, written informed consent will not be required. The findings from the study will be disseminated to stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health, policy implementers at local government level and chiefs for discussion and implementation of the findings. It will also be presented at conferences for the consumption of the global world.
老年人是社会中的一个重要群体，依赖国家的社会和医疗支持。然而，尽管他们脆弱且依赖他人，但在撒哈拉以南非洲地区（SSA），针对这一群体的疏忽情况虽有传闻报道，但仍了解不足且记录不全。本方案的目的是概述调查SSA地区老年人受忽视情况的系统方法。老年人是重点关注对象，但他们不会直接参与，而是通过二手数据参与。
将在Ovid MEDLINE、PubMed、CINAHL、Embase、科学网、Cochrane图书馆、灰色文献、专业协会网站和国际临床试验注册平台进行检索。仅使用与研究目标相关的定性研究设计、临床实践指南、政策文件和专业协会建议。本研究的时间跨度为2000年1月及以后。两位作者将独立进行重复数据提取，并使用推荐工具完成偏倚风险和质量评估。将使用乔安娜·布里格斯研究所（JBI）定性研究批判性评估工具进行研究评估。
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本研究不涉及患者和动物；因此，无需书面知情同意。研究结果将传播给利益相关者，如卫生部、地方政府层面的政策实施者和酋长，以供讨论并实施研究结果。研究结果还将在会议上展示，供全球人士参考。
