Inclusion of older adults and reporting of consent processes in randomized controlled trials in the emergency department: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Conducting research in the emergency department (ED) is often complicated by patients' acute and chronic illnesses, which can adversely affect cognition and subsequently capacity to consent for research, especially in older adults. Validated screening tools to assess capacity to consent for research exist, but neither the frequency of use nor which ones are used for ED research are known.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review using standard review techniques. Inclusion criteria included (1) randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from publication years 2014-2019 that (2) enrolled participants only in the ED, (3) included patients aged 65+ years, and (4) were fully published in English. Articles were sourced from Embase and screened using Covidence.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Southerland LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9337842 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature