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| Older people in Accident and Emergency departments | | Author(s) | Eileen Burns |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 30, Supplement 3, August 2001 |
| Pages | pp 3-6 |
| Keywords | Accident & emergency depts ; Admission [hospitals] ; Discharge [hospitals]. |
| Annotation | Older people attend Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) more frequently than younger people. However, most assessments indicate that this higher level of use is appropriate and is the result of more serious injury and illness among this population. Older patients discharged from A&E are frequently functionally impaired, with serious impacts on their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs). Despite this, relatively little attention has been paid to interventions to improve older patients' self-care ability after discharge from A&E. This paper reviews evidence about older people in A&E. Interventions by health visitors can reduce dependency, and fall prevention programmes are also effective in helping to avoid admissions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010907210 A |
| Classmark | LD6: LD:QKH: LD:QKJ |
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