Effectiveness of acute geriatric unit care on functional decline and process outcomes among older adults admitted to hospital with acute medical complaints: a protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older adults are clinically heterogeneous and are at increased risk of adverse outcomes during hospitalisation due to the presence of multiple comorbid conditions and reduced homoeostatic reserves. Acute geriatric units (AGUs) are units designed with their own physical location and structure, which provide care to older adults during the acute phase of illness and are underpinned by an interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric assessment model of care. This review aims to update and synthesise the totality of evidence related to the effectiveness of AGU care on clinical and process outcomes among older adults admitted to hospital with acute medical complaints.

Design

Updated systematic review and meta-analysis METHODS AND ANALYSIS: MEDLINE, Cumulative Index of N

SUBMITTER: O'Shaughnessy I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8552169 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature