Predictors of Emergency Room Access and Not Urgent Emergency Room Access by the Frail Older Adults

Predictors of Emergency Room Access and Not Urgent Emergency Room Access by the Frail Older Adults

Background: Emergency rooms (ERs) overcrowded by older adults have been the focus of public health policies during the recent COVID-19 outbreak too. This phenomenon needed a change in the nursing care of older frail people. Health policies have tried to mitigate the frequent use of ER by implementin...

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Main Authors: Susanna Gentili, Leonardo Emberti Gialloreti, Fabio Riccardi, Paola Scarcella, Giuseppe Liotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
frail older adults
emergency department
functional geriatric evaluation
emergency room utilization
social determinants
health determinants
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.721634/full

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