[Structuring emergency management in nursing homes: Results of interprofessional focus group interviews].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergencies in nursing homes lead to frequent utilization of emergency medical services and emergency department visits, which are frequently assessed as avoidable and do not comply with the patients' wishes. Emergency management is complicated by structural conditions, uncertainty and difficulties in communication between the treating healthcare professionals.

Objective

In the framework of the NOVELLE research project a model for a recommendation for action was developed in an interprofessional process to structure the emergency management in nursing homes.

Material and methods

The research process was organized according to the grounded theory as a constant interplay of data collection, analysis and concept development. From January to April 2021 a total

SUBMITTER: Schwabe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587113 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature