How a geriatrician-led emergency department model works in practice: a realist evaluation.

Background Embedding geriatric medical expertise in the emergency department (ED) is proposed to improve care for older people, yet the underlying mechanisms and context causing impact to remain poorly understood. Objective To develop programme theories explaining how, why, and under what conditions...

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Published in:	Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors:	Yap, Celene Y L, Ho, Lannie, Braitberg, George, Gerdtz, Marie, Murray, Michael, Yates, Paul, Lee, Kathryn, Wong, Lee Yung, Amadoru, Sanka, Haywood, Cilla
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Feb2026
Subjects:	Australia Theory-practice relationship Self-evaluation Professional autonomy Human services programs Medical quality control Diffusion of innovations Focus groups Qualitative research Interprofessional relations Evaluation of human services programs Interviewing Hospital admission & discharge Emergency medical services Sound recordings Professional practice Medical consultants Hospital emergency services Descriptive statistics Decision making in clinical medicine Tertiary care Continuum of care Geriatric assessment Research methodology Data analysis software Length of stay in hospitals
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