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INTRODUCTION: The number of older people hospitalised with major trauma is rapidly increasing. New models of care have emerged, such as co-management, and trauma centres dedicated to delivering geriatric trauma care. The aim of this scoping review was to explore in-hospital models of care for older adults who experience physical trauma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The search was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA- SC (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews) reporting guidelines. The National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) study quality assessment tool was used to evaluate risk of bias in before and after non-randomised experimental studies. RESULTS: Of 2127 records returned from the database search, 43 papers were included. We identified five types of care models investigated in the reviewed studies: centralised trauma management, consultation services, co-management, patient care protocols, and alert and triage systems. The majority of patients were admitted under a specialised trauma service, intervention teams were for the most part multidisciplinary, and follow-up of patients post-discharge was seldom reported. Consultation services more often had advanced care and discharge planning as treatment objectives. In contrast, patient care protocol and alert systems commonly had management of anticoagulation as a treatment objective. Overall, the impact of the five models of care on patient outcomes was mixed. DISCUSSION: Given the variability in patient characteristics and capabilities of health services, models of care need to be matched to the local profile of older trauma patients. However, some standards should be incorporated into a care model, including identifying goals of care, medication review and follow up post-discharge.
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Assistência ao Convalescente , Alta do Paciente , Idoso , Humanos , Hospitalização , Hospitais , TriagemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: There is a need for both descriptive and analytical evidence on the factors associated with older adult homicide. The current landscape is insufficient because most published research is confined to the United States, and contains insufficient data about the homicide context. This study protocol describes the proposed method for examining the characteristics and factors associated with older adult homicide in the Australian state of Victoria, using data generated for the criminal and coronial investigation into these deaths stored in the Victorian Homicide Register (VHR). Outcomes will support practitioners, policy makers and other key stakeholders to strengthen prevention strategies to reduce the risk of future homicides among older Victorians. METHODS: This study will comprise a single-jurisdiction population-based cross-sectional design to analyse consecutive cases of homicide among community-dwelling older adults in Victoria, Australia for the period 2001 to 2015. All homicides of adults aged 18 years and older, and where the Coroner's investigation is completed at data extraction will be included. Variables will be selected in accordance with elements of the social-ecological model (i.e., individual, interpersonal, incident, and community). This will include: socio-demographic characteristics; presence of mental or physical illness; deceased-offender relationship; nature of any abuse between the deceased and offender; incident location and weapon used; the presence of alcohol or drugs; and criminal justice outcomes. Homicide rates per 100,000 population will be calculated for older adults (aged 65 years and older) and younger adults (aged 18-64 years), and compared as rate ratios using Poisson regression. Descriptive statistics and cross-tabulation will be generated for factors associated with homicide for older compared to younger adults. Homicide typologies based on deceased-offender relationship and motive will be explored within group and family homicides will be compared between older and younger adults.
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Criminosos , Homicídio , Humanos , Estados Unidos , Idoso , Estudos Transversais , Vitória/epidemiologia , Vida IndependenteRESUMO
Older adult homicide is unique and under-researched, requiring immediate attention due to the rapidly ageing population. The current study aims to contribute to the description of homicide at the individual, interpersonal, incident and community levels. This research comprised a whole of state jurisdiction population-based retrospective analysis of homicide deaths of older adults aged 65 years and older reported to the Coroner between 2001 and 2015. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted to compare older adult homicides by sex and the deceased-offender relationship. There were 59 homicide incidents involving 23 female and 36 male deceased (median age=72 years) and 16 female and 41 male offenders (median age=41 years). Individual factors included the following: Deceased frequently had a recorded physical illness (66%), and over one-third were born overseas (37%) or had recent contact with general practitioners and human services (36%). Offenders frequently had a history of illicit drug or alcohol use (63%), diagnosed mental illness (63%) and historical exposure to violence (61%). Interpersonal factors included the following: The deceased-offender relationship tended to be intimate or familial (63%). Incidents factors included the following: incident predominantly occurred in the victim's home (73%), involving the use of a sharp object (36%), bodily force (31%) or blunt force (20%). The older adult homicide is characterised by poor health in the victim, mental illness, substance abuse or a history of conflict in the either the victim or the offender, familial deceased-offender relationship and the home as the incident location. The results identify future prevention opportunities in clinical and human services settings.
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Transtornos Mentais , Suicídio , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Idoso , Adulto , Homicídio , Estudos Retrospectivos , ViolênciaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Empirical research investigating older adult homicide is sparse and rarely accumulated for greater insights. This systematic review and meta-analysis quantifies the prevalence and characteristics of homicide victimization among older adults (65 years and older) compared with younger adults (18-64 years). METHOD: We searched Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science for studies published before December 31, 2018 (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews registration: CRD42017054536). Included were English-language, original, peer-reviewed studies describing the homicide of older adults. Excluded were studies not meeting age criteria, residence as an institution, or with insufficient outcome variables. The review included 39 studies; 17 were included in the meta-analysis. Data were extracted via open access or from study authors. Heterogeneity was assessed through study-level random effects estimates. RESULTS: Pooled homicide rates per 100,000 population were 2.02 (95% CI [1.23, 3.33]) for older adults (n = 35,325) and 3.98 (95% CI [2.42, 6.53]) for younger adults (n = 607,224; rate ratio = .51, 95% CI [0.37, 0.70], p < .001). Proportion estimates for older adults: victim female 46.3%, location home 71.4%, offender familiar 25.2%, compared to stranger, 24.2%, motive argument 36.1%, compared to felony 30.8%, and weapon firearm 24.5%. Older adults were significantly different to younger adult victims (p = <.001) for female (OR = 2.5, 95% CI [2.02, 3.10]), home (3.87, 95% CI [3.45, 4.35]), stranger (1.81, 95% CI [1.66, 1.98]), argument (0.33, 95% CI [0.28, 0.39]), felony (2.78, 95% CI [2.58, 2.99]), and firearm (0.38, 95% CI [0.36, 0.40]). CONCLUSIONS: Homicide against older adults differs from younger adults and warrants specific research and tailored prevention strategies.
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Vítimas de Crime , Armas de Fogo , Humanos , Feminino , Idoso , Homicídio , Vida IndependenteRESUMO
This research aimed to develop and prioritize recommendations for prevention of suicide among nursing home residents. The study employed a nominal group technique, comprising three rounds, including two forums and a follow-up survey to prioritize recommendations for prevention. Participants included experts and stakeholders in aged care, geriatric psychiatry, suicide prevention, and public policy. The study was conducted and described in accordance with the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ). Nine participants (n = 6 males, 66%) developed eleven recommendations for prevention. The top three prioritized recommendations included expanding state and national suicide prevention frameworks, aligning nursing home life with community living, and improving residents' access to mental health services. The recommendations provide a foundation for suicide prevention strategies in Australian nursing homes and contribute to the limited international knowledge base on prevention of suicide among nursing home residents.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Pessoal de Saúde/psicologia , Casas de Saúde , Prevenção do Suicídio , Austrália , Feminino , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Humanos , Masculino , Participação dos Interessados/psicologiaRESUMO
Although people with dementia are prone to the risk of fire and burn injuries, the relationship between fatal thermal injuries and dementia has not been investigated. We examined coronial files in the state of Victoria, Australia between July 1, 2000 and December 31, 2014, for unintentional thermal injury causing deaths of community dwelling people, aged 65 years and older to identify those with dementia. Mortality for Victorian populations with and without dementia was calculated using direct age standardization. In total, 105 deaths were identified of which 18 (17%) had dementia. Mortality was more than 3-fold greater for people with dementia (3.0 vs. 0.8 per 100,000 person-years) and they more often lived with others when the injury occurred (56%, n=10 vs. 29% n=25, P=0.028). Our results suggest that older people with dementia are at greater risk of death through thermal injury. Further research should consider investigating a larger population through combining databases across multiple jurisdictions.
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Queimaduras/mortalidade , Causas de Morte , Demência/psicologia , Clima Extremo , Vida Independente , Idoso , Feminino , Incêndios , Hospitalização , Humanos , Masculino , Fatores de Risco , VitóriaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To develop and prioritise recommendations to prevent the use of physical restraints among nursing home residents. METHODS: This study comprised two expert and stakeholder consultation forums using a modified nominal group technique and a follow-up electronic survey to rank the final set of recommendations. RESULTS: There were 15 recommendations formulated to prevent the use of physical restraint among nursing home residents. The three recommendations ranked as most important were that: a single definition be mandated for describing "physical restraint"; use of physical restraint acts as a trigger for mandatory referral to a specialist aged care team; and nursing home staff profile and competencies are appropriate to meet the complex needs of residents with dementia and obviate the need to apply physical restraint. CONCLUSIONS: Future studies should investigate the feasibility of implementing these recommendations and whether the proposed interventions reduce the use of physical restraint. IMPLICATIONS: Implementation of recommendations to prevent the use of physical restraint may assist nursing home staff, providers and policy makers to deliver improved care that is more aligned with contemporary views of human rights.
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Casas de Saúde , Restrição Física/estatística & dados numéricos , Idoso , Austrália , Política de Saúde , Humanos , Política OrganizacionalRESUMO
This study aimed to examine associations between health status and care needs of nursing home residents and risk of death from suicide compared to other causes through a retrospective data linkage cohort study examining nursing home resident deaths in Australia between 2000 and 2013. Data linkage was performed between aged care assessment tools-Resident Classification System and Aged Care Funding Instrument-and the National Coronial Information System. A competing risks survival analysis was performed to determine the association between care assessment variables (activities of daily living (ADL), behavior, and complex health care) and the risk of death from suicide and any other cause. Of the 146 nursing home residents who died from suicide, 130 (89%) were matched to their assessment data, with comparable information available for 95 residents (65%). Residents who required high levels of care with ADL, physical health care, and cognitive and behavioral issues had a higher risk of dying from all other causes, yet lower risk of dying from suicide. The study findings demonstrate the feasibility and value of linking these two data sets; highlight a need for improved data collection processes; and support a person-centered care approach for prevention of suicide among nursing home residents.
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Atividades Cotidianas/psicologia , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos , Casas de Saúde , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Austrália , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Nível de Saúde , Humanos , Armazenamento e Recuperação da Informação , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , SuicídioRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether subscribers reported clinical practice changes as a result of reading the Clinical Communiqué (CC). Secondarily, to compare the characteristics of subscribers who self-reported changes to clinical practice with those who did not, and to explore subscribers' perceptions of the educational value of the CC. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Online cross-sectional survey between 21 July 2015 and 18 August 2015 by subscribers of the CC (response rate=29.9%, 1008/3373), conducted by a team from Monash University, Australia. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Change in clinical practice as a result of reading the CC. RESULTS: 53.0% of respondents reported that their practice had changed after reading the CC. Respondents also found that the CC raised awareness (96.5%) and provided ideas about improving patient safety and care (94.1%) leading them to discuss cases with their colleagues (79.6%) and review their practice (75.7%). Multivariate analysis indicated that working in a residential aged care facility (p<0.05) and having taken part in an inquest (p<0.05) were significantly associated with practice change. CONCLUSION: The design and content of the CC has generated a positive impact on the healthcare community. It is presented in a format that appears to be accessible and acceptable to readers and achieves its goals of promoting safer clinical care through greater awareness of the medico-legal context of practice.
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Educação Médica Continuada , Disseminação de Informação/métodos , Segurança do Paciente/normas , Padrões de Prática Médica , Adulto , Austrália , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Leitura , Autorrelato , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Adherence to medication is vital for disease management while simultaneously reducing healthcare expenditure. Older persons with cognitive impairment (CI) are at risk for non-adherence as cognitive processes are needed to manage medications. This systematic review focuses on the relationship between medication non-adherence and specific cognitive domains in persons with CI, and explores determinants of medication non-adherence. When available, relationships and factors are compared with cognitively intact populations. METHODS: A seven database systematic search of studies published between 1 January 1949-31 December 2015 examining medication non-adherence in community dwelling persons with CI or dementia was conducted. Articles reporting medication non-adherence in people with CI or dementia in the community, with or without caregiver supports were eligible for inclusion. Papers reporting adherence to treatments in cognitively intact populations, populations from hospital or institutional settings, for non-prescribed medication or those describing dementia as a factor predicting medication non-adherence were excluded. Data on study and population characteristics, research design, data sources and analysis, specific cognitive domains, non-adherence prevalence, measurement of adherence, salient findings, factors associated with adherence and strategies to improve medication adherence were extracted. Study limitations included inconsistencies between data sources and definitions, resulting in a loss of fidelity in the value and comprehensiveness of data, as well as exclusion of non-pharmacological treatments and regimens. FINDINGS: Fifteen studies met inclusion criteria. Adherence among CI subjects ranged from 10.7%-38% with better rates of adherence in non-CI individuals. Medication non-adherence definitions varied considerably. New-learning, memory and executive functioning were associated with improved adherence and formed the focus of most studies. Multiple factors were identified as modulators of non-adherence. CONCLUSION: This review highlights a gap in knowledge on how specific cognitive domains contribute to medication non-adherence amongst CI populations, and demonstrates the current focus is limited to two domains: memory and executive functioning.
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Transtornos Cognitivos/epidemiologia , Demência/epidemiologia , Adesão à Medicação , Transtornos Cognitivos/diagnóstico , Transtornos Cognitivos/tratamento farmacológico , Demência/diagnóstico , Demência/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Avaliação de Resultados da Assistência ao Paciente , Fenótipo , Uso Excessivo de Medicamentos Prescritos , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
Objective: this paper aims to investigate the nature and extent of physical restraint deaths reported to Coroners in Australia over a 13-year period. Methods: the study comprised a retrospective cohort study of residents dwelling in accredited nursing homes in Australia whose deaths were reported to the Coroners between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2013 and was attributed to physical restraint. Results: five deaths in nursing home residents due to physical restraint were reported in Australia over a 13-year period. The median age of residents was 83 years; all residents had impaired mobility and had restraints applied for falls prevention. Neck compression and entrapment by the restraints was the mechanism of harm in all cases, resulting in restraint asphyxia and mechanical asphyxia, respectively. Conclusions: this national study confirms that the use of physical restraint does cause fatalities, although rare. Further research is still needed to identify which alternatives strategies to restraint are most effective, and to examine the reporting system for physical restraint-related deaths.
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Asfixia/mortalidade , Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos , Casas de Saúde , Restrição Física/efeitos adversos , Acidentes por Quedas/prevenção & controle , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Asfixia/diagnóstico , Asfixia/etiologia , Austrália , Causas de Morte , Comorbidade , Médicos Legistas , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Limitação da Mobilidade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To systematically review published research characterizing the nature and circumstances surrounding the death of older people in nursing homes specifically using information generated for medicolegal death investigations. DESIGN: Systematic review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement using the key words death, nursing homes, and medicolegal death investigation. SETTING: Cross-sectional data from original, peer-reviewed articles published in English between 2000 and 2013 describing deaths of nursing home residents. MEASUREMENTS: Information was extracted for analysis about study and population characteristics, number and type of deaths, study design, findings, and limitations. RESULTS: Thirteen studies were identified. The studies examined external causes of deaths from suicide, choking, restraint or bed-related injuries, falls, and pressure injuries. Deaths were more frequent in women with existing comorbidities. Suicide was predominant in men. Identified risk factors and opportunities to reduce harm were identified at individual, organizational, and structural levels. Overall, the quality of the studies limited the aggregation and comparability of findings. CONCLUSION: This systematic review informs researchers, clinicians and policy-makers about how to reduce external causes of death in nursing homes.
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Causas de Morte , Casas de Saúde , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Fatores de Risco , Fatores SexuaisRESUMO
Forensic toxicological data provides valuable insight into the potential contribution of alcohol and drugs to external-cause deaths. There is a paucity of material that guides injury researchers on the principles that need to be considered when examining the presence and contribution of alcohol and drugs to these deaths. This paper aims to describe and discuss strengths and limitations of postmortem forensic toxicology sample selection, variations in analytical capabilities and data interpretation for injury prevention research. Issues to be considered by injury researchers include: the circumstances surrounding death (including the medical and drug use history of the deceased person); time and relevant historical factors; postmortem changes (including redistribution and instability); laboratory practices; specimens used; drug concentration; and attribution of contribution to death. This paper describes the range of considerations for testing and interpreting postmortem forensic toxicology, particularly when determining impairment or toxicity as possible causal factors in injury deaths. By describing these considerations, this paper has application to decisions about study design and case inclusion in injury prevention research, and to the interpretation of research findings.