Racial, Ethnic, and Age-Related Disparities in Sedation and Restraint Use for Older Adults in the Emergency Department
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry(2024)
摘要
Objectives Older adults may present to the emergency department (ED) with agitation, a symptom often resulting in chemical sedation and physical restraint use which carry significant risks and side effects for the geriatric population. To date, limited literature describes the patterns of differential restraint use in this population. Design, Setting, Participants, and Measurements This retrospective cross-sectional study used electronic health records data from ED visits by older adults (age ≥65 years) ranging 2015-2022 across nine hospital sites in a regional hospital network. Logistic regression models were estimated to determine the association between patient-level characteristics and the primary outcomes of chemical sedation and physical restraint. Results Among 872,587 ED visits during the study period, 11,875 (1.4%) and 32,658 (3.7%) encounters involved the use of chemical sedation and physical restraints respectively. The populations aged 75-84, 85-94, 95+ years had increasingly higher odds of chemical sedation [adjusted odds ratios (AORs) 1.35 (95% CI 1.29-1.42); 1.82 (1.73-1.91); 2.35 (2.15-2.57) respectively] as well as physical restraint compared to the 65-74 group [AOR 1.31 (1.27-1.34); 1.55 (1.50-1.60); 1.69 (1.59-1.79)]. Compared to the White Non-Hispanic group, the Black Non-Hispanic and Hispanic/Latinx groups had significantly higher odds of chemical sedation [AOR 1.26 (1.18-1.35); AOR 1.22 (1.15-1.29)] and physical restraint [AOR 1.12 (95% CI 1.07-1.16); 1.22 (1.18-1.26)]. Conclusion Approximately 1 in 20 ED visits among older adults resulted in chemical sedation or physical restraint use. Minoritized group status was associated with increasing use of chemical sedation and physical restraint, particularly among the oldest old. These results may indicate the need for further research in agitation management for historically marginalized populations in older adults.
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physical restraint,chemical sedation,agitation,health disparities,emergency department,geriatric psychiatry
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