Emergency department patients’ self-perceived medical severity and urgency of care: The role of health literacy, stress and coping
Future studies should focus on exploring the underlying factors (e.g., sociodemographic variables, clinical health information, and other personal attributes) contributing to discrepancies between patient-perceived severity and triage assessments in a larger, more representative sample.
Authors
- Richard G. Booth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-9954)
- Lisa Shepherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-4546)
- Amanda McIntyre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0992-0909)
- Mickey Kerr
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Lawson Health Research Institute (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Emergency Nursing
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2025.101599
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.08
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research