Journal article
Geriatric Homelessness: Association with Emergency Department Utilization
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Homeless adults frequently use emergency departments (EDs), yet previous studies investigating ED utilization by the older segment received little attention. This study sought to characterize older homeless adults who utilized local urban EDs.
METHODS: ED encounters at three hospitals in Hamilton (Ont.) were analyzed, and demographic and clinical characteristics of the older homeless (age > 50) vs. younger counterparts (age ≤ 50) …
Authors
Hategan A; Tisi D; Abdurrahman M; Bourgeois JA
Journal
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 189–194
Publisher
Canadian Geriatrics Society
DOI
10.5770/cgj.19.253
ISSN
1925-8348