Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda
Hogan TM, Richmond NL, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Hwang U, Shah MN, Escobedo M, Berman A, Broder JS, Platts‐Mills T. Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1386-1393. PMID: 27561819, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsEmergency careOlder emergency department (ED) patientsEmergency department patientsGoals of careTypes of patientsUse of SDMAdverse eventsDepartment patientsEmergency physiciansAggressive approachHigh riskSide effectsSerious illnessDiagnostic testsCarePatientsAdultsHigh rateLack of knowledgeSDMInjuryIllnessPhysiciansPreparing Older Adults with Serious Illness To Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department
Ouchi K, Knabben V, Rivera-Reyes L, Ganta N, Gelfman LP, Sudore R, Hwang U, on behalf of the GEDI WISE Investig. Preparing Older Adults with Serious Illness To Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2016, 20: 404-408. PMID: 27797638, PMCID: PMC5385414, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder ED patientsED patientsOlder adultsEmergency department cliniciansAdvance care planning conversationsPercent of participantsED visitsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED careEmergency departmentMean ageInclusion criteriaACP educationSerious illnessHealth educationED surveyMedical careYears ageParent cohortED implementationVision impairmentPlanning conversationsFurther studiesPatients