[Emergency situations and emergency department visits in nursing homes-a scoping review about circumstances and healthcare interventions].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing home residents are more likely to be hospitalized as non-institutionalized peers. A large number of emergency medical services (EMS) and emergency department visits are classified as potentially avoidable.

Objectives

To identify circumstances that increase the number of emergency situations in nursing homes and approaches to reduce hospital admissions in order to illustrate the complexity and opportunities for action.

Materials and methods

Scoping review with analysis of current original and peer-reviewed papers (2015-2020) in PubMed, CINAHL, and hand-search databases.

Results

From 2486 identified studies, 302 studies were included. Injuries, fractures, cardiovascular, respiratory, and infectious diseases are the most frequent diagnostic grou

SUBMITTER: Bretschneider C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113071 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature