Strategies to improve care for older adults who present to the emergency department: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between strategies to improve care delivery for older adults in ED and evaluation measures of patient outcomes, patient experience, staff experience, and system performance.

Methods

A systematic review of English language studies published since inception to December 2022, available from CINAHL, Embase, Medline, and Scopus was conducted. Studies were reviewed by pairs of independent reviewers and included if they met the following criteria: participant mean age of ≥ 65 years; ED setting or directly influenced provision of care in the ED; reported on improvement interventions and strategies; reported patient outcomes, patient experience, staff experience, or system performance. The methodological qua

SUBMITTER: Testa L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851482 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature