Older patients in the Emergency Department and their specific needs and experiences. Potentials for patient-centered ED care
- Conditions
- Broad spectrum of ED indications in older patients
- Registration Number
- DRKS00022902
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut für Medizinische Soziologieund RehabilitationswissenschaftCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
ED treatment;
- for interviews: German or Turkish speaking; ability to consent to study participation
Exclusion Criteria
- acute infection;
- for interviews: no sufficient language skills in German or Turkish; dementia (no ability to consent)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the study aims to reconstruct the subjective experiences and needs of older patients during an ED stay by means of qualitative methods applied during and after the visit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Identification of potential patterns and differences between certain patient groups and ED types