Interventions for the discharge of older people to their home from the emergency department: a systematic review.

Australasian Emergency Care
Rosalind ElliottMargaret Fry

Abstract

Clinicians have limited evidence on which to base their practice to effectively discharge older people from emergency. The aim of the review was to assess the effectiveness of interventions used for the discharge of older people from the emergency department to their home in the community by emergency clinicians. The PRISMA guidelines were followed. The search comprised seven databases including CINAHL Complete, Medline and EMBASE, and additionally unpublished literature sources including trial registries and theses databases. The results were presented for three outcomes: mortality; emergency department representation after the index visit; and physical function. A narrative analysis was performed. Twenty-five studies met the inclusion criteria; 13 RCTs and 12 quasi-experimental. Risk of bias was moderate to high. There was a trend towards reduced probability of representing to the emergency department within 3 months of the index visit for individualised focussed elder discharge health interventions. Results were equivocal for other outcomes. Greater clarity and consensus is needed to determine the most appropriate discharge measures, screening tools, information sources and discharge roles for the emergency setting. Rigorous...Continue Reading

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