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
2021
Moving the needle on fall prevention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement
Hammouda N, Carpenter CR, Hung WW, Lesser A, Nyamu S, Liu S, Gettel C, Malsch A, Castillo EM, Forrester S, Souffront K, Vargas S, Goldberg EM, Network T. Moving the needle on fall prevention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 1214-1227. PMID: 33977589, PMCID: PMC8581064, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent fallsFall risk assessment toolsFall screening toolsEmergency medical services personnelSelf-reported fallsFall-related outcomesFall assessment toolsHigh-priority research focusMedical services personnelPreferred Reporting ItemsHealth services researchersAssessment toolRisk assessment toolHarmonizing definitionFall interventionsMultifactorial interventionED patientsED physiciansExercise programRisk stratificationOutcome ascertainmentEmergency departmentFalls screeningFall preventionConsensus statement