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Journal article
A systematic review of reasons and risks for acute service use by older adult residents of long-term care
Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol.34(3), pp.697-714
2025
PMID: 38616544
Abstract
Aims and Objectives:
To identify the reasons and/or risk factors for hospital admission and/or emergency department attendance for older (≥60 years) residents of long-term care facilities.
Background:
Older adults' use of acute services is associated with significant financial and social costs. A global understanding of the reasons for the use of acute services may allow for early identification and intervention, avoid clinical deterioration, reduce the demand for health services and improve quality of life.
Design:
Systematic review registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022326964) and reported following PRISMA guidelines.
Methods:
The search strategy was developed in consultation with an academic librarian. The strategy used MeSH terms and relevant keywords. Articles published since 2017 in English were eligible for inclusion. CINAHL, MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection were searched (11/08/22). Title, abstract, and full texts were screened against the inclusion/exclusion criteria; data extraction was performed two blinded reviewers. Quality of evidence was assessed using the NewCastle Ottawa Scale (NOS).
Results:
Thirty-nine articles were eligible and included in this review; included research was assessed as high-quality with a low risk of bias. Hospital admission was reported
as most likely to occur during the first year of residence in long-term care. Respiratory and cardiovascular diagnoses were frequently associated with acute services use.
Frailty, hypotensive medications, falls and inadequate nutrition were associated with unplanned service use.
Conclusions:
Modifiable risks have been identified that may act as a trigger for assessment and be amenable to early intervention. Coordinated intervention may have significant individual, social and economic benefits.
Relevance to clinical practice:
This review has identified several modifiable reasons for acute service use by older adults. Early and coordinated intervention may reduce the risk of hospital admission and/or emergency department.
Reporting method: This systematic review was conducted and reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)
methodology.
Patient or public contribution:
No patient or public contribution.
Details
- Title
- A systematic review of reasons and risks for acute service use by older adult residents of long-term care
- Authors
- Eamon Merrick (Corresponding Author) - University of Technology SydneyKatherine Bloomfield - University of AucklandChristopher Seplaki - University of RochesterKay Shannon - Auckland University of TechnologyCarol Wham - Massey UniversityRhona Winnington - Auckland University of TechnologyStephen Neville - Auckland University of TechnologyKasia Bail - University of CanberraMargaret Fry - University of Technology SydneyMurray Turner - University of CanberraJoanna MacFarlane - Stable Psychology (New Zealand, Auckland) - SP
- Publication details
- Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol.34(3), pp.697-714
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1111/jocn.17165
- ISSN
- 1365-2702; 0962-1067
- PMID
- 38616544
- Copyright note
- © 2024 The Authors This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
- Data Availability
- The data that supports the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991111654402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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