"What Matters" in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Analysis of Older Adults' Concerns and Desired Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe "What Matters" to older adults seeking emergency department (ED) care and to identify patient characteristics associated with meeting desired outcomes.

Background

As part of the 4Ms framework, identifying "What Matters" has been captured across healthcare settings, yet limited attention has been directed to older adults in the ED.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study. The study enrolled 1013 patients aged 65 and older during an ED encounter and performed 90-day follow-up interviews. The primary outcome was the quantification of "What Matters" (concerns and desired outcomes) to older adults during emergency care. As secondary outcomes, we assessed concerns at day 90, if desired outcomes were me

SUBMITTER: Chera T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548826 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature