Background Clinicians have limited evidence on which to base their practice to effectively
discharge older people from emergency. The aim of the review was to assess the …

Background There has been a recognised trend of increasing use of emergency and urgent
care and emergency departments (EDs) by older people, which is marked by a substantial …

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of emergency department (ED) interventions on clinical,
utilization, and care experience outcomes for older adults. DESIGN A conceptual model …

Introduction: Older people's emergency care is an international public health priority and
remains sub-optimal in the UK. Strategies are needed to manage older patients sensitively …

Background Despite constituting 14% of the general population, older adults make up
almost a quarter of all emergency department (ED) visits. These visits often do not …

Background and Objectives Increasing numbers of older patients presenting for emergency
hospital care is a major worldwide concern. The fastest growth is in people aged≥ 65 years …

Background Older adults frequently attend the emergency department (ED) and experience
high rates of adverse outcomes following ED presentation including functional decline, ED …

Background Older adults frequently attend the emergency department (ED) and experience
high rates of subsequent adverse outcomes including functional decline, ED re-presentation …

Objectives: To evaluate the evidence for interventions designed to improve outcomes for
elders discharged from the emergency department (ED). Methods: The study was a …

Aim There is an urgent need for effective geriatric interventions to meet the health service
demands of the growing older population. In this paper, we systematically review and …