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| Scoping review of medical assessment units and older people with complex health needs | | Author(s) | Carole Rushton, Julia Crilly, Adeniyi Adeleye |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 36, no 1, March 2017 |
| Publisher | Wiley, March 2017 |
| Pages | pp 19-25 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Chronic illness ; Acute illness ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to explore current knowledge of medical assessment units (MAUs) with specific reference to older people with complex needs and to stimulate new topics and questions for future policy, research and practice. A scoping review was conducted using an integrated-latent thematic approach. The review provided a unique perspective on MAUs and older people which was framed using four themes: efficiency, effectiveness, equity and time. 18 articles dating from between 1997 and 2013 that provided descriptions of MAUs in the UK, Australia and New Zealand were found and reviewed, however only six of them made specific reference to older people. Most (14) articles reported on efficiency and effectiveness while none reported explicitly on equity. Time was identified as a fourth, latent theme within the literature. Findings from this review indicate that future policy, research and practice relating to MAUs should focus on older people with complex needs, patient-centred metrics and those MAU characteristics most likely to deliver positive health outcomes to this particular cohort of patients. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170421222 A |
| Classmark | CH: CI: CHA: LK: 4C: 64A |
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