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

Mette Elkjaer; Jette Primdahl; Christian B Mogensen; Mikkel Brabrand; Bibi Gram

doi:10.1002/nop2.1223

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

Mette Elkjaer^*, Jette Primdahl, Christian B Mogensen, Mikkel Brabrand, Bibi Gram

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Nursing Open
Volume	9
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	2130-2138
ISSN	2054-1058
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1223
Publication status	Published - Jul 2022

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emergency departments
home care
older people
readmission
schedule for the evaluation of individual quality of life
Emergency Service, Hospital
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Quality of Life
Aged
Hospitalization

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Readmission, mortality and quality of life among older adults who are acute admitted and receive homecare
Elkjær, M., 16. Dec 2021, Syddansk Universitet. Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet. 168 p.
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