The adherence of Turkish emergency departments to geriatric guideline recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to determine the availability of geriatrics-friendly protocols, pieces of equipment, and physical environments alongside potential opportunities of improvement in the emergency departments of our country.

Methods

This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted between the 1^st and 29^th of February, in the year 2024, within the AI, AII, B group- and university hospitals in Turkey. A questionnaire form consisting of three subdivisions in which general pieces of information, information regarding appropriate personnel/management for geriatrics-friendly emergency departments, equipment/materials, and the presence of physical environments was presented online to the participants and the responses that were provided online were

SUBMITTER: Celik S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615048 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature