Acute care is the branch of healthcare that provides active, short-term treatment for severe injury, sudden illness, or urgent episodes of chronic disease, typically delivered in emergency departments, hospital wards, and intensive care units. In the context of Aging Research And Healthcare, acute care addresses the…
Acute care is the branch of healthcare that provides active, short-term treatment for severe injury, sudden illness, or urgent episodes of chronic disease, typically delivered in emergency departments, hospital wards, and intensive care units. In the context of Aging Research And Healthcare, acute care addresses the distinctive needs of older adults, who often present with multiple coexisting conditions, frailty, atypical disease presentations, and heightened vulnerability to complications such as delirium, falls, dehydration, and functional decline during hospitalization. Effective geriatric acute care emphasizes timely assessment, careful medication management, prevention of avoidable harm, and coordinated discharge planning aimed at preserving independence and quality of life. Research relevant to this area within the journal's scope includes a pilot study examining whether poor hydration among older hospitalized people can be identified through total body water assessment, work on the knowledge and research needs for end-of-life care among elderly persons in long-term care, and analyses of mortality, complications, and care indicators among stroke inpatients, all of which illuminate the acute-care challenges faced by aging populations. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to acute and geriatric care, hospitalization, and healthy aging.
6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 6 articles above have been cited 7 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Acute Care, linking to each citing work.