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Journal article
Does telehealth influence the decision to transfer residents of residential aged care facilities to emergency departments? A scoping review
International journal of older people nursing, Vol.18(1), pp.1-21
01/2023
PMID: 36394230
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Abstract
Background: Emergency Departments (ED) can be crowded places and not ideal environments for Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) residents awaiting assessment. Assessment and care planning may be made available via telehealth thereby avoiding unnecessary transfer to ED, without compromising the quality of care for the older person. Telehealth is attractive addition to improving healthcare decision-making in RACFs.
Objectives: The aim of this scoping review is to explore the evidence around the use of telehealth and whether it influences the decision to transfer residents of RACF to ED.
Methods: All peer reviewed literature that focused on RACFs, decision-making and assessment of residents using telehealth in real time, was included. All study designs, pilot studies and some systematic reviews were considered. Databases Medline, Embase and CINAHL were used in this search in June 2022. Search terms were a combination of the population: RACF residents, decision-making and assessments using telehealth, and or transfer to the ED. The search was assisted by a senior university research academic librarian/information specialist and reviewed by senior researchers. The PRISMA-ScR guidelines were used to report this study.
Results: Of the 124 articles initially identified, 31 were eligible for inclusion for synthesis. The date range of the included studies was 2001 to 2022, with 15 published in the last five years. Critical appraisal was conducted using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.
Conclusion: This scoping review has mapped evidence that telehealth has been widely used in multiple settings. The association between the use of telehealth with improved clinical outcomes highlights its potential utility in enhancing care delivery for an older population in RACFs. Telehealth has shown that it can improve the decision-making for residents in RACFS, but more robust research designs are needed.
Implications for practice: Using video/telehealth appears to improve RACF staff access to expert clinicians who can then assess and jointly plan care/management that can be provided in the resident's home. Knowledge and skills of RACF staff appear to be improved through joint assessment and decision-making with the use of video/telehealth access to expert clinicians.
Details
- Title
- Does telehealth influence the decision to transfer residents of residential aged care facilities to emergency departments? A scoping review
- Creators
- Carla Sunner - Hunter New England Area Health Service (Australia, Newcastle)Michelle Therese Giles - Hunter New England Area Health Service (Australia, Newcastle)Ashley K Kable - University of Newcastle AustraliaMaralyn Foureur - Hunter New England Area Health Service (Australia, Newcastle)
- Publication Details
- International journal of older people nursing, Vol.18(1), pp.1-21
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- Translational Research Grant Scheme funded project with the Ministry of Health, New South Wales, Australia (H19/53776).
- Identifiers
- 991013313627802368
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article