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Older Patients’ Perspectives on Factors Contributing to Frequent Visits to the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Interview Study

2020-10-09

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> Older patients are at high risk of unplanned revisits to the emergency department (ED) because of their medical complexity. To reduce the number of ED visits, we need more knowledge about the patient-level, environmental, and healthcare factors involved. The aim of this study was to collect older patients’ perspectives and experiences before and after an ED visi...

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435fd098-4347-5d14-80b5-8896f27a2f2a
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-80117/v1
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