Dataset Information

Optimal Emergency Department Care Practices for Persons Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To summarize research on optimal emergency department (ED) care practices for persons living with dementia (PLWDs) and develop research priorities.

Design

Systematic scoping review.

Settings and participants

PLWDs in the ED.

Methods

The following Patient-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome (PICO) questions were developed: PICO 1, What components of emergency department care improve patient-centered outcomes for persons with dementia? PICO 2, How do emergency care needs for persons with dementia differ from other patients in the emergency department? A scoping review was conducted following PRISMA-ScR guidelines and presented to the Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research 2.0 Advancing Dementia Care network to inform research priorities.