2023
Emergency department care transitions for persons living with cognitive impairment and care partners: development of a novel artificial intelligence and care coach intervention
Galske J, Gil H, Dorai C, Keefe K, Stern E, DeFrancesco E, Gettel C. Emergency department care transitions for persons living with cognitive impairment and care partners: development of a novel artificial intelligence and care coach intervention. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.075447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare transitionsCare partnersCoach interventionCognitive impairmentEmergency Department Care TransitionsIntegration of findingsED discharge processEmergency department presentationsSemi-structured focus groupsHealth care professionalsArtificial intelligenceSubsequent EDFocus groupsED settingOutpatient settingEffective interventionsCare continuumNovel interventionsCare professionalsSentinel eventsED experienceIntervention adoptionUnique needsEmpathy mapUser-centered design approachEmergency Department-to-Community Transitions of Care Best Practices for the Older Adult Population
Gettel C, Hastings S, Biese K, Goldberg E. Emergency Department-to-Community Transitions of Care Best Practices for the Older Adult Population. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2023, 39: 659-672. PMID: 37798071, PMCID: PMC10716862, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentOlder adultsTransitional care management servicesPatient-centered outcome measuresCare management servicesOlder Adult PopulationED settingFunctional statusCare transitionsOutcome measuresAdult populationEffective interventionsIntervention implementationUnique populationSocial isolationAdultsRiskDepartmentCommunity transitionFuture effortsPopulationImpairmentCare
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