Understanding the psychosocial well‐being of people older than 65 years during emergency department admissions: A qualitative analysis of patients' accounts of their experiences
We found that staff sensitivity in their interactions with patients and their efforts to promote patients' physical comfort and protect their privacy influenced the psychosocial well-being of older adults in the ED. Based on the findings, we present a set of recommendations for enhancing the psychosocial care of older adults during ED admission.
Authors
- Jane Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1959-6807)
- Rosamond Dwyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2220-8457)
- Maggie Kirkman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0976-0260)
- Judy A. Lowthian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9780-5256)
- Thach Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4686-8601)
- Natasha Layton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-8069)
- Karin Hammarberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-5865)
- Taya Collyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8612-1724)
- Neve Davison
Institutions
- National Ageing Research Institute (AU)
- Peninsula Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70033
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Monash University