Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study of Process, Clinical, and Patient-Reported Outcomes.

Íde O'ShaughnessyKatie RobinsonAoife WhistonLouise BarryGillian CoreyCollette DevlinDeirdre HartiganAoife SynnottAoife McCarthyEoin MoriartyBryan JonesIda CarrollDenys ShchetkovskyMargaret O'ConnorFiona SteedLeonora CareyMairéad ConneelyAoife LeahyColin QuinnElaine ShanahanDamien Ryan Rose Galvin

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2024)

While this study was observational in nature, findings suggest CGA in the ED may improve outcomes by mitigating against the adverse effects of potentially avoidable hospital admissions and focusing on a longitudinal approach to healthcare delivery at the primary-secondary care interface. Future research should be underpinned by an experimental study design to address key limitations in this study.

Keyphrases

emergency department
healthcare
patient reported outcomes
type diabetes
pain management
chronic pain
health information
glycemic control