2024
Geriatric Emergency Departments
Hwang U, Dresden S, Southerland L, Meldon S. Geriatric Emergency Departments. 2024, 231-237. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56204-4_24.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners: A Scoping Review
Carpenter CR, Leggett J, Bellolio F, Betz M, Carnahan RM, Carr D, Doering M, Hansen JC, Isaacs ED, Jobe D, Kelly K, Morrow-Howell N, Prusaczyk B, Savage B, Suyama J, Vann AS, Rising KL, Hwang U, Shah MN, Network G, Aggarwal N, Allore H, Aloysi A, Belleville M, Bellolio M, Betz M, Biese K, Brandt C, Bruursema S, Carnahan R, Carpenter C, Carr D, Chin-Hansen J, Daven M, Degesys N, Dresden M, 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, Oiyemhonlan 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. Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 23: 1313.e15-1313.e46. PMID: 35940681, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.02.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare partnersOutcome measuresSpecific communication strategiesEmergency department communicationSystematic electronic searchValid outcome measuresScoping ReviewED communicationMedical research databasesBarriers/facilitatorsSystem-level factorsSystematic scoping reviewED careED settingPICO questionED teamConsensus conferenceElectronic searchResearch DatabaseResearch prioritiesOutcome questionsDementiaDementia researchersEffective communicationRelevant publicationsOptimal 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 symptomsA Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Dowd H, Hwang U, Ferrigno RF, Reid EA, Tinetti ME. A Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 579-588. PMID: 35980413, PMCID: PMC9391017, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.4.56115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adult patientsAdult patientsEmergency departmentOlder adultsED careAge-Friendly Health SystemIntact older adultsSymptom resolutionED cliniciansED settingPatient 1Clinician recommendationsPatient concernsPatient prioritiesDyadic semi-structured interviewsSymptom reductionClinical practicePatientsCliniciansHealth systemConversation guideHealthcare systemAdultsHome environmentOutcomesEmergency Department Care Transitions for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review
Gettel CJ, Falvey JR, Gifford A, Hoang L, Christensen LA, Hwang U, Shah MN, Network T, Aggarawal N, Allore H, Amy A, Belleville M, Bellolio M, Betz M, Biese K, Brandt C, Bruursema S, Carnahan R, Carpenter C, Carr D, Chin-Hansen J, Daven M, Degesys N, Dresden M, 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, Prusaczk B, Resendez J, Rising K, Sano M, Savage B, Shah M, Suyama J, Swartzberg J, Taylor Z, Vaishal T, Vann A, Webb T, Weintraub S. Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 23: 1313.e1-1313.e13. PMID: 35247358, PMCID: PMC9378565, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transition interventionsRelevant patient-centered outcomesPatient-centered outcomesCognitive impairmentCare partnersTransition interventionsCare transitionsOlder adultsEmergency Department Care TransitionsED revisit ratesSystematic electronic searchFull-text reviewScoping ReviewMedical research databasesGeriatric assessmentSecondary outcomesSystematic scoping reviewED careED patientsED settingPhysical functionFuture investigationsCare coordinationOutpatient careEligible studies
2016
Preparing 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
2005
Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study
Ragin DF, Hwang U, Cydulka RK, Holson D, Haley LL, Richards CF, Becker BM, Richardson LD, Investigators T. Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1158-1166. PMID: 16282515, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentChart reviewPatients' reasonsHospital emergency departmentSource of careAdult patientsED carePatient interviewsHospital characteristicsObservational studyPatient accessLevel of agreementMedical necessityU.S. hospitalsCarePatientsAfrican AmericansLack of accessStructured interviewsInsurance dataPrincipal reasonEthnic groupsExploratory analysisLast resortDepartment
2001
Access to Care A Review of the Emergency Medicine Literature
Richardson L, Hwang U. Access to Care A Review of the Emergency Medicine Literature. Academic Emergency Medicine 2001, 8: 1030-1036. PMID: 11691664, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01111.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research