Caregivers’ burden of care during emergency department care transitions among older adults: a mixed methods cohort study
Caregivers with increasing, stable, and improved levels of subjective burden all reported areas for improvement in the care transition process. Themes centering on the capacity to live at home and inadequate communication were most frequently mentioned and may represent serious challenges to caregivers. Addressing these challenges could improve both caregiver burden and ED care transitions.
Authors
- Patrick Archambault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5090-6439)
- France Légaré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-6696)
- Michèle Morin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-3891)
- Rawane Samb
- Samir K. Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-8590)
- Raphaëlle Giguère (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2390-6299)
- Nadia Sourial (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5504-8680)
- Sam Chandavong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7649-6522)
- Annie Toulouse-Fournier
- Laetitia Bert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5743-5131)
- Lyna Abrougui
- Lucas Brien Chartier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-1684)
- Émilie Côté
- Holly O. Witteman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4192-0682)
- Joanie Robitaille
- Stéphane Turcotte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4528-1315)
- Vanessa Couture (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5547-6546)
- Nathalie Germain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-4711)
- Estephanie Jémus-Gonzalez
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CA)
- The Quebec Population Health Research Network (CA)
- Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec (CA)
- Centre Intégré de Santé et Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalache (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05388-1
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.60
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research