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The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network approach: a protocol to advance stakeholder consensus and research priorities in geriatrics and dementia care in the emergency department
Hwang U, Carpenter C, Dresden S, Dussetschleger J, Gifford A, Hoang L, Leggett J, Nowroozpoor A, Taylor Z, Shah M, Bellolio M, Biese K, Binkley C, Bott N, Brody A, Carpenter C, Clark S, Dresden S, Forester S, Gettel C, Goldberg E, Greenberg A, Hammouda N, Han J, Hastings N, Hogan T, Hung W, Hwang U, Kayser J, Kennedy M, Ko K, Lesser A, Linton E, Liu S, Malsch A, Melady C, Morrow-Howell N, Nassisi D, Nerbonne L, Nyamu S, Ohuabunwa U, Platts-Mills T, Ragsdale L, Richardson L, Ringer T, Rosen A, Rosenberg M, Shah M, Skains R, Skees S, Souffront K, Stabler L, Sullivan C, Suyama J, Vargas S, Vaughan E, Voils C, Wei D, Allore H, Aloysi A, Belleville M, Bellolio M, Betz M, Biese K, Brandt C, Carnahan R, Carr D, Chin-Hansen J, Daven M, Degesys N, Ellenbogen M, Escobedo M, Falvey J, Gill T, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Goldberg E, Han J, Hardy J, Hastings S, Hirshon J, Hogan T, Hung W, Isaacs E, Kelly K, Kennedy M, Kind A, Malicki C, Malone M, Marottoli R, Moccia M, Mor V, Morris J, Howell N, Nowroozpoor A, Ohuabunwa U, Oiyemhonlan B, Perry W, Raven M, Rising K, Sano M, Stabler L, Sullivan C, Suyama J, Swartzberg J, Tolia V, Vann A, Weintraub S, Zieman S, Dussetschleger J, Gifford A, Leggett J, Nowroozpoor A, Taylor Z. The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network approach: a protocol to advance stakeholder consensus and research priorities in geriatrics and dementia care in the emergency department. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e060974. PMID: 35459682, PMCID: PMC9036447, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentOlder adultsEmergency careEmergency care needsGeriatric emergency carePriority topic areasPeer-reviewed journalsClinical gapsCare needsResearch prioritiesCare partnersConsensus workshopSystematic reviewHealthcare needsDementia careIntervention impactDissemination of findingsTrial evaluationCareImplementation scienceAdultsResearch NetworkReviewStandardised searchHuman subjects research
2022
Identifying and Prioritizing Research to Improve Emergency Care of Persons Living With Dementia: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research 2.0 Network ‐ Advancing Dementia Care (GEAR 2.0‐ADC) Scoping Review
Gifford A, Shah M, Carpenter C, Dresden S, Dussetschleger J, Leggett J, Taylor Z, Hwang U. Identifying and Prioritizing Research to Improve Emergency Care of Persons Living With Dementia: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research 2.0 Network ‐ Advancing Dementia Care (GEAR 2.0‐ADC) Scoping Review. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/alz.061593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentCare partnersEmergency careTask force membersPatient-centered care interventionsLiterature searchUnique care needsSystematic literature searchMeasurement of dementiaScoping ReviewPRISMA-ScR guidelinesTask ForceED settingPICO questionCare interventionsCare needsConsensus conferenceClinical practiceOutcome questionsDementia careBackground PersonsMedical staffDementiaCareDementia detectionOptimal Emergency Department Care Practices for Persons Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review
Dresden SM, Taylor Z, Serina P, Kennedy M, Wescott AB, Hogan T, Shah MN, Hwang U, Aggarawal N, Allore H, Aloysi A, Belleville M, Bellolio F, Betz M, Biese K, Brandt C, Bruursema S, Carnahan R, Carpenter C, Carr D, Chin-Hansen J, Daven M, Degesys N, Dresden S, Dussetschleger J, Ellenbogen M, Falvey J, Foster B, Gettel C, Gifford A, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Goldberg E, Han J, Hardy J, Hastings S, Hirshon J, Hoang L, Hogan T, Hung W, Hwang U, Isaacs E, Jaspal N, Jobe D, Johnson J, Kelly K, Kennedy M, Kind A, Leggett J, Malone M, Moccia M, Moreno M, Morrow-Howell N, Nowroozpoor A, Ohuabunwa U, Oiyemhonian B, Perry W, Prusaczyk B, Resendez J, Rising K, Sano M, Savage B, Shah M, Suyama J, Swartzberg J, Taylor Z, Tolia V, Vann A, Webb T, Weintraub S. Optimal Emergency Department Care Practices for Persons Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 23: 1314.e1-1314.e29. PMID: 35940683, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED careCare practicesCare needsHealth care use outcomesEmergency care needsComprehensive geriatric assessmentManagement of painEmergency department carePatient-centered outcomesED care processesHome hospital programScoping ReviewSingle-site studyResearch prioritiesPRISMA-ScR guidelinesGeriatric assessmentSystematic scoping reviewDementia care networksEmergency departmentCare considerationsCare competenciesHospital programED environmentCare processesPsychological symptoms
2007
The Geriatric Emergency Department
Hwang U, Morrison RS. The Geriatric Emergency Department. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1873-1876. PMID: 17916122, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01400.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecial care needsEmergency departmentOlder patientsCare needsGeriatric Emergency Department InterventionOlder adultsEmergency Department InterventionGeriatric Emergency DepartmentSubtle clinical signsMultiple comorbiditiesAcute illnessGeriatric patientsCare modificationsClinical signsRapid triageCognitive impairmentPatientsHealthcare systemCareAdultsDepartmentPolypharmacyComorbiditiesSymptomsIllness