Patterns of referral to interprofessional services among frail older adults presenting to emergency departments in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Geriatric Emergency Department (ED) Guidelines recommend optimizing transitions of care for older patients with complex needs. In this study, we investigated referral patterns to interprofessional services, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietician, social work, home care, and specialized geriatric services, among older adults presenting to the ED with high-risk characteristics.

Methods

We recruited community-dwelling older adults presenting to 10 EDs across Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland, Canada, from April 2017 to July 2018. To observe processes of care in the ED, we deployed a two-stage high-risk case-finding and focused comprehensive assessment process based on the interRAI ED-Screener and ED Contact Assessment to identify and characterize ol

SUBMITTER: Nova AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826036 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature