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Promoting outcomes in the emergency department

Abstract

Older adults' emergency departments (EDs) visits increase globally. Since the patterns of older adults' EDs usage differed from other age groups, identifying their risk factors related to emergency would be beneficial. Chest pain, dizziness, dyspnea and hypoalbuminemia were related to emergency in EDs visits by older adults in South Korea.

Author Details

Dong-Soo Shin, PhD, Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Gangwon-do, Korea, Republic of (South); MiSook Kim, PhD, Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Pusan, Korea, Korea, Republic of (South)

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Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Hallym University, Gangwon-do, Korea, Republic of (South)

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

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N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Korean Triage and Acuity System, Emergency Departments, Older Adults

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Factors associated with emergency among older adults at the emergency department in South Korea

Melbourne, Australia

Older adults' emergency departments (EDs) visits increase globally. Since the patterns of older adults' EDs usage differed from other age groups, identifying their risk factors related to emergency would be beneficial. Chest pain, dizziness, dyspnea and hypoalbuminemia were related to emergency in EDs visits by older adults in South Korea.