Journal article
A structure, process and outcome evaluation of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care: a study protocol
BMC Geriatrics, Vol.17, 76
2017
Abstract
Background: Emergency departments are chaotic environments in which complex, frail older persons living in the community and residential aged care facilities are sometimes subjected to prolonged emergency department lengths of stay, excessive tests and iatrogenic complications. Given the ageing population, the importance of providing appropriate, quality health care in the emergency department for this cohort is paramount. One possible solution, a nurse-led, physician-championed, emergency department gerontological intervention team, which provides frontload assessment, early collateral communication and appropriate discharge planning, has been developed. The aim of this Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention is to maximise the quality of care for this vulnerable cohort in a cost effective manner. Methods: The Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention research project consists of three interrelated studies within a program evaluation design. The research comprises of a structure, process and outcome framework to ascertain the overall utility of such a program. The first study is a pre-post comparison of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention in the emergency department, comparing the patient-level outcomes before and after service introduction using a quasi-experimental design with historical controls. The second study is a descriptive qualitative study of the structures and processes required for the operation of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention and clinician and patient satisfaction with service models. The third study is an economic evaluation of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care. Discussion: There is a paucity of evidence in the literature to support the implementation of nurse-led teams in emergency departments designed to target frail older persons living in the community and residential aged care facilities. This is despite the high economic and patient morbidity and mortality experienced in these vulnerable cohorts. This research project will provide guidance related to the optimal structures and processes required to implement the model of care and the associated cost related outcomes.
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- Title
- A structure, process and outcome evaluation of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care: a study protocol
- Authors
- Elizabeth J Marsden (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringAndrea Taylor (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringMarianne Wallis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringAlison Craswell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringMarc Broadbent (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringAdrian Barnett (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKim-Huong Nguyen (Author) - Griffith UniversityJulia Crilly (Author) - Griffith UniversityColleen M Johnston (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringAmanda Glenwright (Author) - Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast PHN
- Publication details
- BMC Geriatrics, Vol.17, 76; 8
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12877-017-0462-z
- ISSN
- 1471-2318
- Copyright note
- Copyright © The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450698102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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