The quality of life of older adults acutely admitted to the emergency department: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate perceptions of individual QoL among acutely admitted older adults and explore whether homecare and readmission were associated with QoL.

Design

A cross-sectional study at three Danish Emergency Departments.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews, using the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life - Direct Weighting (SEIQol-DW) (range 0-100) with patients ≥65 years, were conducted from August 2018 to July 2019. The differences between patients receiving homecare (yes/no) and readmission (yes/no) were tested using linear regression analyses with bootstrap procedures.

Results

Overall, we included 406 patients, of whom 38% received homecare. The mean SEIQoL-DW-score was 76 (SD = 19). The most important areas of individual QoL were Fa

SUBMITTER: Elkjaer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9190686 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature