Unsatisfied basic needs of older patients in emergency care environments - Obstacles to an active role in decision making

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 268-274

  Nydén, Kristoffer ^a   Petersson, Martin ^a   Nyström, Maria ^b,c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic needs; Emergency care unit; Emergency environment; Older patients; Safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; NEGLECT; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; SAFETY; SELF CARE; STANDARD; SWEDEN; THEORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANECDOTES; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0042450707     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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