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Developing an Australian health and aged care research agenda: a systematic review of evidence at the subacute interface.
- Source :
- Australian Health Review; 2016, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p420-427, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Objective. The aim of the present study was to systematically review articles describing recent interventions that aimed to improve access and outcomes for older people at the interface between health and aged care, with a focus on subacute care programs of palliative care, rehabilitation, geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) and psychogeriatrics. Methods. Australian studies published between 2008 and 2013were evaluated using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) guidelines. Included studies were summarised according to focus areas and results discussed in the current Australian subacute health care context. Results. Eleven Australian research articles were identified. Three did not achieve any NHMRC rating level because of methodological approach. Focus areas included: discharge planning; information management or communication; rehabilitation; hospital treatment in residential care; screening and intervention; and Telehealth. Interventions were primarily system centred; only three studies featured patient-level outcome measures. Conclusions. There is limited high-quality research investigating the effectiveness of interventions at the health and aged care interface of subacute care. Further research is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ELDER care
GERIATRIC assessment
CINAHL database
CONTINUUM of care
GERIATRIC psychiatry
HEALTH services accessibility
EVALUATION of medical care
MEDICAL quality control
MEDLINE
PALLIATIVE treatment
PRIORITY (Philosophy)
REHABILITATION
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
SYSTEMATIC reviews
SUBACUTE care
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01565788
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australian Health Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 117242441
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/AH15005