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KMID : 1002520140080010027
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Korean Journal of Health Service Management
2014 Volume.8 No. 1 p.27 ~ p.39
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A Comparative Study on the Process of Hospital Visits according to the Characteristics of the Elderly Visiting to Emergency Medical Centers
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Yu Su-Jeong
Kang In-Soon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the process of hospital visits according to the characteristics of the elderly visiting to emergency medical centers. The subject of study was 571 patients over the age of 65 who agreed to participate in the study of emergency medical centers from May 1 to 31, 2010. The frequency, percentage and X² test of collected data were conducted with SPSS WIN 12.0. As a result, the frequency of the aged with or without urgency revisiting emergency rooms due to chronic degenerative diseases was high. In addition, there were many cases that the aged living only with a spouse or remaining single. It was obscure to classify them into a urgent or non-emergent group which made it longer time to visit a hospital. It may be necessary that the care for urgent elderly patients considering the characteristics of the family environment functions to care the elderly were weakened.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Emergency Room, Family Environment
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