Feasibility of Telephone‐Based Cognitive Assessments and Healthcare Utilization in US Medicare‐Enrolled Older Adults Following Emergency Department Discharge
Older adults 65+ years presenting to the ED are amenable to enroll in telephone-based cognition-focused trials and cognitive assessments can be carried out over the telephone in this population. The PROMIS Assessment may be a better cognition assessment tool when evaluating for cognition and care utilization in this population. In addition to the limits of the screening tools used in this study, a lack of a representative sample is a limitation of the study design. Future studies could use other validated cognitive assessment tools and utilize a study design with a recruitment strategy focused on obtaining a representative sample of older ED patients.
Authors
- Kirsten M. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6913-7422)
- Sarah Gothard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6799-2688)
- Nora Mattek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-1969)
- Jeffrey Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-3478)
- Natasha Spoden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-4243)
- Walter D Dawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-0471)
Institutions
- Portland State University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Institute on Aging (US)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70078
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- Global Brain Health Institute