Journal article
Older Emergency Department Patients: Does Baseline Care Status Matter?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prognostic differences between older emergency department (ED) patients who present with different formal support requirements in the community. We set out to describe and compare the patient profiles and patterns of health service use among three older ED cohorts: home care clients, nursing home residents and those receiving no formal support.
METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of the Canadian …
Authors
Mowbray FI; Aryal K; Mercier E; Heckman G; Costa AP
Journal
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 289–296
Publisher
Canadian Geriatrics Society
DOI
10.5770/cgj.23.421
ISSN
1925-8348