Unplanned transfer to emergency departments for elderly residents of aged care facilities: A review of patient and organizational factors

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2014
Year Published

2015
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (42); Australia (9); Canada (8); Taiwan (4); Hong Kong (3); Norway (3); UK (England) (2); UK (Scotland) (2); France (1); Ireland (1); Netherlands (1); Singapore (1); Sweden (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (42); Australia (9); Canada (8); Taiwan (4); Hong Kong (3); Norway (3); UK (England) (2); UK (Scotland) (2); France (1); Ireland (1); Netherlands (1); Singapore (1); Sweden (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Governance arrangements
Organizational authority
Ownership
Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
System - Need, demand & supply
Workplace conditions - Provider satisfaction
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
Staff - Workload/workflow/intensity
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Physical structure, facilities & equipment
Continuity of care
With what supports is care provided
Health record systems
Theme
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Sectors
Primary care
Hospital care
Long-term care
Providers
Physician
Nurse
Allied health professional

Publication details

Citation

Dwyer R, Stoelwinder J, Gabbe B, Lowthian J. Unplanned transfer to emergency departments for elderly residents of aged care facilities: A review of patient and organizational factors. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2015;16(7):551-562.
DOI

10.1016/j.jamda.2015.03.007

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