Strategies for improving ED-related outcomes of older adults who seek care in emergency departments: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite constituting 14% of the general population, older adults make up almost a quarter of all emergency department (ED) visits. These visits often do not adequately address patient needs, with nearly 80% of older patients discharged from the ED carrying at least one unattended health concern. Many interventions have been implemented and tested in the ED to care for older adults, which have not been recently synthesized.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted to identify interventions initiated in the ED to address the needs of older adults. Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and grey literature were searched from January 2013 to January 18, 2023. Comparative studies assessing interventions for older adults

SUBMITTER: Memedovich A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835906 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature