Impact of assessment and intervention by a health and social care professional team in the emergency department on the quality, safety, and clinical effectiveness of care for older adults: A randomised controlled trial
- Cassarino, Marica
- Robinson, Katie
- Trepel, Dominic
- O'Shaughnessy, Íde
- Smalle, Eimear
- White, Stephen
- Devlin, Collette
- Quinn, Rosie
- Boland, Fiona
- Ward, Marie E.
- McNamara, Rosa
- Steed, Fiona
- O'Connor, Margaret
- O'Regan, Andrew
- McCarthy, Gerard
- Ryan, Damien
- Galvin, Rose
Publication date
January 2021
DOI Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS) Language
EnglishAbstract
peer-reviewedOlder adults frequently attend the emergency department (ED) and experience high rates of adverse events following ED presentation. This randomised controlled trial evaluated the impact of early assessment and intervention by a dedicated team of health and social care professionals (HSCPs) in the ED on the quality, safety, and clinical effectiveness of care of older adults in the ED
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