Decision to transfer to an emergency department from residential aged care: A systematic review of qualitative research

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 825-833

  Arendts, Glenn ^a,b,c   Quine, Susan ^c   Howard, Kirsten ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Hospital care; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CODING; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE FACILITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL CARE; NURSING HOMES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84885900836     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12053     Document Type: Review

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