2024
Discharge instruction comprehension by older adults in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Haimovich A, Mulqueen S, Carreras‐Tartak J, Gettel C, Schonberg M, Hastings S, Carpenter C, Liu S, Thomas S. Discharge instruction comprehension by older adults in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 1165-1172. PMID: 39264024, PMCID: PMC11560540, DOI: 10.1111/acem.15013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDischarge instructionsSelf-careOlder adultsHigher risk of adverse health outcomesMeta-analysisRisk of adverse health outcomesReturn precautionsDischarged older adultsSystematic reviewIndication of publication biasConfidence intervalsED discharge instructionsRoutine follow-upPost-emergency departmentAdverse health outcomesFull-text reviewPreferred Reporting ItemsFollow-up instructionsCalculate pooled estimatesRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceHealth outcomesFollow-upReporting ItemsPatient comprehension
2022
Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Rising KL, Goldberg EM, Feder SL, Cohen AB, Hwang U. Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3152-3162. PMID: 35779278, PMCID: PMC9669106, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transitionsOlder adultsClinical careImmediate post-discharge periodED discharge processEmergency clinical careEmergency department visitsPost-discharge periodAdverse health outcomesOutpatient clinical careDepartment visitsIntact patientsEmergency departmentHealth outcomesOlder adults' willingnessU.S. healthcare systemBaseline activityEffective interventionsIntervention developmentHealthcare systemAdultsCareAdults' willingnessSymptom explanationsED