Evidence

Evidence relevant for the practice of occupational therapy in the emergency department:

• Adams, J. and Gerson, L. (2003). A new model for emergency care of geriatric patients. Academic Emergency Medicine, 10(3), 271-274. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1197/aemj.10.3.271

• Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal-ASSSM. (2008). Le Repérage de la clientèle âgée en perte d'autonomie. Retrieved from http://publications.santemontreal.qc.ca/uploads/tx_asssmpublications/pdf/publications/isbn978-2-89510-569-5.pdf

• Aminzadeh, F. and Dalziel, W.B. (2002). Older adults in the emergency department: a systematic review of patterns of use, adverse outcomes, and effectiveness of interventions. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2002. 39(3), 238-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mem.2002.121523

• Armstrong, C. (2010). Welcome to emergency medicine at the Royal Victoria Infirmary occupational therapy department. Retrieved from https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/static/5007/hces/rviemergmed_otpolo.pdf

• Beauchet, O., Launay, C. P., Fantino, B., Lerolle, N., Maunoury, F. & Annweiler, C. (2013). Screening for Elderly Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department Requiring Specialized Geriatric Care. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 45(5), 739-745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.110

• Beaudoin, M. C. et Veillette, N. (2015, May). Innover tout au long de la trajectoire de soins des personnes âgées vulnérables en vue d'améliorer la prise en charge clinique. Poster presented at the Journée scientifique of Réseau-1 Québec, Montréal.

• Bellemare, J. (2013). Description de la pratique des ergothérapeutes dans les départements d’urgence au Québec (M.Sc., Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières). Retrieved from http://depot-e.uqtr.ca/6883/

• Bissett, M., Cusick, A. & Lannin, N. A. (2013). Functional assessments utilised in emergency departments: a systematic review. Age and Ageing, 42(2), 163-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs187

• Bruun, I. H. and Nørgaard, B. (2014). Occupational therapy and physiotherapy benefit the acute patient pathway: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(4), 172-182. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v4n4p172

• Caplan, G. A., Williams, A. J., Daly, B. and Abraham, K. (2004). A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Multidisciplinary Intervention After Discharge of Elderly from the Emergency Department—The DEED II Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52(9), 1417–1423. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52401.x

• Carlill, G., Gash, E. & Hawkins, G. (2002). Preventing Unnessary Hospital Admissions: an Occupational Therapy and Social Work Service in an Accident and Emergency Department. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(10), 440-445. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030802260206501002

• Chiovenda, P., Vincentelli, G. M. & Alegiani, F. (2002). Cognitive impairment in elderly ED patients: need for multidimensional assessment for better management after discharge. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 20(4), 332-335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/ajem.2002.33785

• Chown, Gregory; Soley, Theresa; Moczydlowski, Susan; Chimento, Christine; and Smoyer, Amy (2016) "A Phenomenological Study on the Perception of Occupational Therapists Practicing in the Emergency Department, "The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1126

• Clevenger, C. K., Chu, T. A., Yang, Z. and Hepburn, K. W. (2012). Clinical care of persons with dementia in the emergency department: a review of the literature and agenda for research. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60(9), 1742-1748. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04108.x

• Crennan, M. and Macrae, A. (2010). Occupational Therapy Discharge Assessment of Elderly Patients from Acute Care Hospitals. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 28(1), 33-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02703180903381060

• Cusick, A., Johnson, L. & Bissett, M. (2009). Occupational therapy in emergency departments: Australian practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15(2), 257-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.00991.x

• Cusick, A., Johnson, L. & Bissett, M. (2010). Continuing professional development for occupational therapy emergency department services. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(6), 380-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00874.x

• De Grandpré, N., Sirois, M.J and Veillette, N. (2014, October). Demonstration of the clinical utility of the “Functional Status Assessment of Seniors in the Emergency Department (FSAS-ED)with independent seniors consulting Emergency Department (ED) for minor injuries. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology (Niagara Falls, ON).

• Fraser, S., Mearns, N., Millar, A., Murray, F. & Wardlaw, F. (2005). Occupational therapy best practice guidelines for acute medical services. Retrieved from http://acutemedicine.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ohguidelines.pdf

• Gray, L. C., Peel, N. M., Costa, A. P., Burkett, E., Dey, A.B., Jonsson, P. V., Lakhan, P., Ljunggren, G., Sjrostrand, F., Swoboda, W., Wellens, N. I. H. and Hirdes, J. (2013). Profiles of Older Patients in the Emergency Department: Findings From the interRAI Multinational emergency Department Study. Annals of Emergency Medecine, 62(5), 467-474. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.05.008

• Hendriksen, H. & Harrison, R. A. (2001). Occupational therapy in accident and emergency departments: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of advanced nursing, 36(6), 727-732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.02038.x

• James, K., Jones, D., Kempenaar, L., Preston, J., & Kerr, S. (2016). Occupational therapy and emergency departments: A critical review of the literature. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(8), 459-466. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308022616629168

• Johnson, L. & Cusick, A. (2009). Emergency departments: an emerging context of Australian allied health practice. Journal of Allied Health, 38(1), 29-35. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19753410

• Kate Rexe, B. M. L., & Claudia von, Z. (2013). Occupational Therapy: Cost-Effective Solutions for Changing Health System Needs. Healthcare Quarterly, 16(1), 69-75.

• Lee, V., Ross, B. & Brigeen, T. (2001). Functional assessment of older adults in an emergency department. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(2), 121-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000841740106800208

• McCusker, J., Bellavance, F., Cardin, S., Trépanier, S., Verdon, J. and Ardman, O. (1999). Detection of older people at increased risk of adverse health outcomes after an emergency visit : The ISAR screening tool. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 47(10), 1229-1237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05204.x

• McCusker, J., Verdon, J., Tousignant, P., De Courval, L. P., Dendukuri, N. and Belzile, E. (2001). Rapid Emergency Department Intervention for Older People Reduces Risk of Functional Decline: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(10), 1272–1281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49254.x

• McCusker, J., Verdon, J., Veillette, N., Berg, K., Emond, T. and Belzile, E. (2007). Standardized screening and assessment of older emergency department patients: a survey of implementation in Quebec. Canadian Journal of Aging, 26(1), 49-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/G236-P856-815W-3863

• Mion, L. C., Palmer, R. M., Anetzberger, G. J. and Meldon, S. W. (2001). Establishing a Case-Finding and Referral System for At-Risk Older Individuals in the Emergency Department Setting: The SIGNET Model. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(10), 1379–1386. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49270.x

• Moats, G. (2007). Discharge decision-making, enabling occupations, and client-centred practice. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(2), 91-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000841740707400203

• Raîche, M., Hébert, R. and Dubois, M.-F. (2004). User guide for the PRISMA-7. In Hébert, R., Tourigny A. et Gagnon M. (dir), Integrated service delivery to ensure person's functional autonomy, (Edisem, p.147-167). Retrieved from http://www.prismaquebec.ca/documents/document/Prisma_English.pdf

• Robitaille, J. (2013). L’évaluation du statut fonctionnel à l’urgence de la personne âgée ayant des troubles cognitifs : Un prédicteur de l’orientation à la sortie ? (M.Sc. thesis, Université Laval). Retrieved from www.theses.ulaval.ca/2013/29916/29916.pdf

• Robitaille, J., Veillette, N. et Freeman, A. (2013, May-June). Functional assessment of older people with cognitive disabilities in emergency. Poster presented at the CAOT conference, Victoria.

• Rogers, A. T., Bai, G., Lavin, R. A., & Anderson, G. F. (2016). Higher Hospital Spending on Occupational Therapy Is Associated With Lower Readmission Rates. Medical Care Research and Review. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077558716666981

• Rudman, D., Eimantas, T., Hall, M. & Maloney, K. (1998). Preliminary investigation of the content validity and clinical utility of the predischarge assessment tool. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(1), 3-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000841749806500101

• Runciman, P., Currie, C. T., Nicol, M. and Green, L. (1996). Discharge of elderly people from an accident and emergency department: evaluation of health visitor follow-up. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 24(4), 711–718. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.02479.x

• Samaras, N., Chevalley, T., Samaras, D. and Gold, G. (2010). Older patients in the emergency department: a review. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 56(3), 261-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.04.015

• Sampson, E. L., Blanchard, M. R., Jones, L., Tookman, A. and King, M. (2009). Dementia in the acute hospital: prospective cohort study of prevalence and mortality. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 195(1), 61-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.055335

• Sirois, M.-J., Griffith, L., Perry, J., Daoust, R., Veillette, N., Lee, J., Pelletier, M., Wilding, L. and Émond, M. (2015). Measuring Frailty Can Help Emergency Departments Identify Independent Seniors at Risk of Functional Decline After Minor Injuries. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 00(00), 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv152

• Smith, T. & Rees, V. (2004). An audit of referrals to occupational therapy for older adults attending an accident and emergency department. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(4), 153-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030802260406700403

• Spang, L. & Homlqvist, K. (2015). Occupational therapy practice in emergency care: Occupational therapists’ perspectives. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22(5), 345-354. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2015.1033455

• Thompson, K. & Allen, S.C. (2013).  Outcomes of emergency admission of older patients: impact of cognitive impairment. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(6), 320-323. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2008.69.6.29619

• Trenholm, J. (2014, May). The role of the occupational therapist in the emergency department. Session presented at the CAOT conference, Fredericton.

• Trenholm, J. (2014, May). The Benefits Of Providing Occupational Therapy In A Canadian Emergency Department. Poster presented at the CAOT conference, Fredericton.

• Veillette, N. and Beaudoin, M.C. (2014, October). The clinical utility of the Functional Status Assessment of Seniors in the Emergency Department (FSAS-ED): a longitudinal case-control study. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Niagara Falls, ON.

• Veillette, N., Beaudoin, M.C., Sirois, M.J., Stern, M., Leclair, L. and Struthers, A. (2013, June). The Clinical Utility of the Functional Status Assessment of Seniors in the Emergency Department (FSAS-ED). Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Congress, Vancouver.

• Veillette, N., Demers, L. & Dutil, E. (2007). Description de la pratique des ergothérapeutes du Québec en salle d'urgence. Revue Canadienne d’Ergothérapie-Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4), 348-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.2182/cjot.07.006

• Veillette, N.,  Demers, L., Dutil, É. and McCusker, J. (2009). Development of a Functional Status Assessment of Seniors visiting Emergency Department. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 48(2), 205-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2008.01.009

• Veillette, N., Demers, L., Dutil, É. and McCusker, J. (2009). Item analysis of the Functional Status Assessment of Seniors in the Emergency Department. Disability & Rehabilitation, 31(7), 565-572. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638280802240332

• Veillette, N., Sirois, M.J., Stern, M., Leclair, L. and Struthers, A. (2013, May-June). Knowledge Translation Strategies Promoting the Use of the FSAS-ED. Poster presented at the CAOT conference, Victoria.