Mowbray Fabrice I, Aryal Komal, Mercier Eric, Heckman George, Costa Andrew P
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
Département de Médecine Familiale et Médecine d'Urgence, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC.
Can Geriatr J. 2020 Dec 1;23(4):289-296. doi: 10.5770/cgj.23.421. eCollection 2020 Dec.
Little is known about the prognostic differences between older emergency department (ED) patients who present with different formal support requirements in the community. We set out to describe and compare the patient profiles and patterns of health service use among three older ED cohorts: home care clients, nursing home residents and those receiving no formal support.
We conducted a secondary analysis of the Canadian cohort from the interRAI multinational ED study. Data were collected using interRAI ED contact assessment on patients 75 years of age and older (n = 2,274), in eight ED sites across Canada. A series of descriptive statistics were reported. Adjusted associations were determined using logistic regression.
Older adults receiving no formal support services were most stable. However, they were most likely to be hospitalized. Older home care clients were most likely to report depressive symptoms and distressed caregivers. They also had the greatest odds of frequent ED visitation post-discharge (OR=1.9; 95% CI=1.39-2.59). Older adults transferred from a nursing home were the frailest but had the lowest odds of hospital admission (OR=0.14; 95% CI=0.09-0.23).
We demonstrated the importance of inquiring about community-based formal support services and provide data to support decision-making in the ED.
对于在社区中有不同正式支持需求的老年急诊科(ED)患者的预后差异,我们了解甚少。我们着手描述和比较三个老年急诊科队列中的患者概况及卫生服务使用模式:居家护理客户、养老院居民以及那些未接受正式支持的人群。
我们对来自interRAI跨国急诊科研究的加拿大队列进行了二次分析。通过interRAI急诊科接触评估,收集了加拿大8个急诊科站点75岁及以上患者(n = 2274)的数据。报告了一系列描述性统计数据。使用逻辑回归确定调整后的关联。
未接受正式支持服务的老年人最为稳定。然而,他们最有可能住院。老年居家护理客户最有可能报告抑郁症状且照顾者感到困扰。他们出院后频繁就诊急诊科的几率也最高(OR = 1.9;95% CI = 1.39 - 2.59)。从养老院转来的老年人最为虚弱,但住院几率最低(OR = 0.14;95% CI = 0.09 - 0.23)。
我们证明了询问基于社区的正式支持服务的重要性,并提供数据以支持急诊科的决策制定。