Journal article
How Do Older Adults Decide to Visit the Emergency Department? Patient and Caregiver Perspectives.
Abstract
Seniors account for a high number of emergency department (ED) visits, yet little is known about how they decide to visit the ED. This paper reports on the results of surveys completed by 264 seniors who visited the ED and their caregivers and interviews with a subset (N = 51) of survey respondents, aimed at understanding how they decide to visit the ED. Although older adults rely on others to help them decide whether to visit the ED, only a …
Authors
Marr S; Hillier LM; Simpson D; Vinson S; Goodwill S; Jewell D
Journal
Healthcare Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 23–29
Publisher
Longwoods Publishing
Publication Date
April 30, 2019
DOI
10.12927/hcq.2019.25840
ISSN
1710-2774