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Characteristics of the Spanish Older People in the Use of Accidents and Emergency Unit Services (2014-2017)

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  • Pablo J. López-Soto
  • Ignacio Morales-Cané
  • Fabio Fabbian
  • Roberto Manfredini
  • Caridad Dios-Guerra
  • Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres
  • María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine which factors are related to Accidents and Emergency Unit (AEU) use by the elderly Spanish population. Observational analysis of the 2014 European Survey of Health in Spain (ESHS-2014; N = 6,520) and the 2017 Spanish Health Survey (SHS-2017; N = 7,024) was employed. About one third (4,095, 30.2%) of the sample used the AEU, and they were primarily women (32.6%). Comorbidity ( p = .01), presence of physical limitation in the prior 6 months to the survey, and a history of several diseases ( p

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  • Pablo J. López-Soto & Ignacio Morales-Cané & Fabio Fabbian & Roberto Manfredini & Caridad Dios-Guerra & Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres & María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego, 2021. "Characteristics of the Spanish Older People in the Use of Accidents and Emergency Unit Services (2014-2017)," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 30(4), pages 406-414, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:30:y:2021:i:4:p:406-414
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773819843627
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