Caregiver Burden and 30-Day Emergency Department Revisits.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Caregivers of community-dwelling older adults play a protective role in emergency department (ED) care transitions. When the demands of caregiving result in caregiver burden, ED returns can ensue.

Objective

To develop models describing whether caregiver burden is associated with ED revisits and hospital admissions up to 30 days after discharge from an initial ED visit.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study nested within the LEARNING WISDOM longitudinal cohort study included dyads of community-dwelling patients aged 65 years or older and their caregivers. Included patients were triaged to an observation unit stretcher on their index visit to 1 of 4 EDs within an integrated health multisite organization of 4 acute care hospitals in Q

SUBMITTER: Germain N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421348 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature