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The quality of life of older adults acutely admitted to the emergency department: A cross-sectional study.
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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 Family, Social activities, Health, Everyday life and Leisure activities. Receiving homecare was associated to a significantly lower QoL score: -8 (SE = 2) and a significantly lower score in the categories Family and Health. There was no association between readmission and QoL.
SUBMITTER: Elkjaer M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9190686 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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The quality of life of older adults acutely admitted to the emergency department: A cross-sectional study.
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<h4>Aim</h4>To investigate perceptions of individual QoL among acutely admitted older adults and explore whether homecare and readmission were associated with QoL.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional study at three Danish Emergency Departments.<h4>Methods</h4>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 ...[more]