Inclusion of older adults and reporting of consent processes in randomized controlled trials in the emergency department: A scoping review.
Lauren T SoutherlandKatherine K BensonAustin J SchoefflerMargaret A LashutkaSoo BorsonJason J BischofPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)
Most RCTs enrolling older adults in EDs did not report assessment of capacity to consent or use of LARs. This snapshot of informed consent procedures is potentially concerning and suggests that either research consent processes for older patients and/or reporting of consent processes require improvement.