Patterns of emergency department attendance among older people in the last three months of life and factors associated with frequent attendance: a mortality follow-back survey

frequent emergency department (ED) attendance at the end of life disrupts care continuity and contradicts most patients' preference for home-based care. to examine factors associated with frequent (≥3) end of life ED attendances among older people to identify opportunities to improve care. pool...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Age and ageing 2019-09, Vol.48 (5), p.680-687
Hauptverfasser:	Bone, Anna E, Evans, Catherine J, Henson, Lesley A, Gao, Wei, Higginson, Irene J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Attendance Cancer Community health care Community nursing Content analysis Continuity of Patient Care - statistics & numerical data Coordination Daughters Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Emergency services End of life decisions England - epidemiology Female Home based Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medical diagnosis Medical personnel Mortality Nursing Older people Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Polls & surveys Quality Improvement Quality of care Relatives Respiratory diseases Sociodemographics Survival Rate - trends Terminally Ill - statistics & numerical data
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