Does telehealth influence the decision to transfer residents of residential aged care facilities to emergency departments? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency Departments (ED) can be crowded places and not ideal environments for Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) residents awaiting assessment. Assessment and care planning may be made available via telehealth thereby avoiding unnecessary transfer to ED, without compromising the quality of care for the older person. Telehealth is attractive addition to improving healthcare decision-making in RACFs.

Objectives

The aim of this scoping review is to explore the evidence around the use of telehealth and whether it influences the decision to transfer residents of RACF to ED.

Methods

All peer reviewed literature that focused on RACFs, decision-making and assessment of residents using telehealth in real time, was included. All study designs, pilot studies an

SUBMITTER: Sunner C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078385 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature