Facilitators and barriers to safe emergency department transitions for community dwelling older people with dementia and their caregivers: A social ecological study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1206-1218

  Parke, Belinda ^a   Hunter, Kathleen F ^a   Strain, Laurel A ^a   Marck, Patricia Beryl ^b   Waugh, Earle H ^a   McClelland, Ashley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department care transitions; Older adults with dementia; Photographic methods; Social ecological design

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CARE TRANSITIONS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOGRAPHIC METHODS; SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL DESIGN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CARE TRANSITIONS; OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA; PHOTOGRAPHIC METHODS; SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL DESIGN;

AGED; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84880632686     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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