Three decades of comprehensive geriatric assessment: evidence coming from different healthcare settings and specific clinical conditions

A Pilotto, A Cella, A Pilotto, J Daragjati… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment
process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal emergency department care practices for persons living with dementia: a scoping review

SM Dresden, Z Taylor, P Serina, M Kennedy… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To summarize research on optimal emergency department (ED) care practices
for persons living with dementia (PLWDs) and develop research priorities. Design …

Emergency care services: trends, drivers and interventions to manage the demand

C Berchet - 2015 - oecd-ilibrary.org
Emergency departments are the front line of health care systems and play a critical role in
ensuring an efficient and high-quality response for patients in stress or crisis situations. A …

A controlled evaluation of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department: the 'Emergency Frailty Unit'

SP Conroy, K Ansari, M Williams, E Laithwaite… - Age and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background: the ageing demographic means that increasing numbers of older people will
be attending emergency departments (EDs). Little previous research has focused on the …

Validation of the 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test and the 4AT test for combined delirium and dementia screening in older Emergency Department attendees

D O'Sullivan, N Brady, E Manning, E O'Shea… - Age and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background screening for cognitive impairment in Emergency Department (ED) requires
short, reliable tools. Objective to validate the 4AT and 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6 …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department communication in persons living with dementia and care partners: a scoping review

CR Carpenter, J Leggett, F Bellolio, M Betz… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To synthesize published research exploring emergency department (ED)
communication strategies and decision-making with persons living with dementia (PLWD) …

30‐day emergency department revisit rates among older adults with documented dementia

T Kent, A Lesser, J Israni, U Hwang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES Published literature on national emergency department (ED) revisit rates
among older adults with dementia is sparse, despite anecdotal evidence of higher ED …

Evolving prehospital, emergency department, and “inpatient” management models for geriatric emergencies

CR Carpenter, TF Platts-Mills - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2013 - geriatric.theclinics.com
A historically unprecedented increase in the world's geriatric population over the next 4
decades will challenge prehospital emergency medical services, health care providers, and …

Anxiety in family caregivers of hospitalized persons with dementia: contributing factors and responses

M Boltz, T Chippendale, B Resnick… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Baseline health and functional vulnerabilities increase the risk for
complications in persons with dementia and predispose family caregivers (FCGs) to …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with emergency department visits by people with dementia near the end of life: a systematic review

LE Williamson, CJ Evans, RL Cripps, J Leniz… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Emergency department (ED) attendance is common among people with
dementia and increases toward the end of life. The aim was to systematically review factors …