Maximising the Quality of Stroke Care: Reporting of Data Collection Methods and Resourcing in National Stroke Registries: A Systematic Review.

Stroke registries are tools for improving care and advancing research. We aim to describe the methodology and resourcing of existing national stroke registries. We conducted a systematic search of the published, peer-reviewed literature and grey literature examining descriptions of data collection methods and resourcing of national stroke registries published from 2012 to 2023.

Potentially inappropriate medication use and mortality in patients with cognitive impairment.

Purpose: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are associated with falls, hospitalization, and cognitive decline. Few studies have investigated the association between PIMs related to cognitive impairment (PIMCog) and mortality in dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study.

Enhancing referral processes within an integrated fall prevention pathway for older people: a mixed-methods study.

Objectives: Multifactorial interventions, which involve assessing an individual's risk of falling and providing treatment or onward referral, require coordination across settings. Using a mixed-methods design, we aimed to develop a process map to examine onward referral pathways following falls risk assessment in primary care.

Setting: Primary care fall risk assessment clinics in the South of Ireland.

Using the "Surprise Question" to Predict Frailty and Healthcare Outcomes among Older Adults Attending the Emergency Department.

The "surprise question" (SQ) predicts the need for palliative care. Its predictive validity for adverse healthcare outcomes and its association with frailty among older people attending the emergency department (ED) are unknown. We conducted a secondary analysis of a prospective study of consecutive patients aged ≥70 attending a university hospital's ED.