A scoping review of geriatric emergency medicine research transparency in diversity, equity, and inclusion reporting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The intersection of ageism and racism is underexplored in geriatric emergency medicine (GEM) research.

Methods

We performed a scoping review of research published between January 2016 and December 2021. We included original emergency department-based research focused on falls, delirium/dementia, medication safety, and elder abuse. We excluded manuscripts that did not include (1) original research data pertaining to the four core topics, (2) older adults, (3) subjects from the United States, and (4) for which full text publication could not be obtained. The primary objective was to qualitatively describe reporting about older adults' social identities in GEM research. Secondary objectives were to describe (1) the extent of inclusion of minoritized older adults in

SUBMITTER: Chary AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560720 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature