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Identifying Quality Indicators for the Care of Hospitalized Injured Older Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.03.019

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Injury; trauma; geriatric; aged; quality indicators; acute care

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A scoping review found that there is limited support for quality indicators (QIs) to assess acute hospital care for injured older patients, revealing important gaps in the current QIs. Further research is needed to establish a set of QIs specific to older trauma patients to improve the quality of care and outcomes.
Objectives: Older adults represent more than 50% of trauma admissions in many high-income countries. Furthermore, they are at increased risk for complications, resulting in worse health outcomes than younger adults and a significant health care utilization burden. Quality indicators (QIs) are used to assess the quality of care in trauma systems, but few QIs reflect responses to older patients' specific needs. We aimed to (1) identify QIs used to assess acute hospital care for injured older patients, (2) assess support for identified QIs and, (3) identify gaps in existing QIs.Design: Scoping review of the scientific and gray literature.Methods: Selection and data extraction were performed by 2 independent reviewers. The level of support was assessed by the number of sources reporting QIs and whether they were developed according to scientific evidence, expert consensus, and patients' perspectives.Results: Of 10,855 identified studies, 167 were eligible. Among 257 different QIs identified, 52% were hip fracture specific. Gaps were identified for head injuries, rib, and pelvic ring fractures. Although 61% of QIs assessed care processes, 21% and 18% focused on structures and outcomes, respectively. Although most QIs were based on literature reviews and/or expert consensus, patients' perspective was rarely accounted for. The 15 QIs with the highest level of support included minimum time between emergency department arrival and ward admission, minimum time to surgery for fractures, assessment by a geriatrician, orthogeriatric review for hip fracture patients, delirium screening, prompt and appropriate analgesia, early mobilizations, and physiotherapy.Conclusion and Implications: Multiple QIs were identified, but their level of support was limited, and important gaps were identified. Future work should focus on achieving consensus for a set of QIs to assess the quality of trauma care to older adults. Such QIs could be used for quality improvement and ultimately improve outcomes for injured older adults.& COPY; 2023 AMDA -The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

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