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## Background: An increasing number of older persons with cognitive impairment use inpatient services for co-occurring acute illness. research has demonstrated that persons with cognitive impairment face more adverse health outcomes during hospitalization than their age counterparts without cognitive impairment. as hospitals tend to be ill equipped to meet the complex care needs of this population, various initiatives underscore the need to better utilize existing evidence to improve quality of care. ## Objectives: To map the extent of knowledge about quality of acute care in inpatient settings, and to synthesize knowledge on strategies to improve quality care for persons with cognitive impairment and their families. ## Design: A scoping review using arksey and o'malley's methodological framework. ## Data sources: Cinahl and medline were searched and reference lists of pertinent articles screened to identify publications regarding acute care for persons with cognitive impairment. ## Review methods: Two reviewers independently screened and identified publications based on eligibility criteria. publications were included if they targeted acute care issues relating to persons with cog

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Author

Naef, Rahel; Ernst, Jutta; Bürgi, Catherine; Petry, Heidi

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0020-7489)

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)