Older patients awaiting emergency department treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-176

  Kihlgren, Annica Larsson ^a,b   Nilsson, Margareta ^a,b,c   Skovdahl, Kirsti ^a,b   Palmblad, Bert ^a,d   Wimo, Anders ^b,e  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^d Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^e Department of Family Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Nursing care; Older people; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSING; OBSERVATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NOISE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NOISE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 3142692910     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2004.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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