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Table 1 Inclusion criteria

From: Strategies for improving ED-related outcomes of older adults who seek care in emergency departments: a systematic review

Population

Older adults (at least 90% of the sample > 65 years of age)

Intervention

Any intervention offered in the setting of the ED with an implied or stated goal to reduce ED use

Comparator

Any comparator including pre-intervention as a historical control

Outcomes

Effectiveness of intervention. Measures include, but are not limited to, reduced ED visits, time spent in ED, ED wait times, clinical outcomes, mortality, hospitalization, healthcare system use, and costs

Study design

Any comparative study design including, but not limited to, RCTs, comparative cohort studies, before and after comparative cohort studies

Languages

English or French

Publication date

After 2013