The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield?
<p>This study aimed to investigate the health needs of older people and the configuration of work process in order to provide them, in an emergency service. A qualitative, descriptive research was conducted, with semi-structured interviews and focus groups (applying the talking-map strategy)....
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
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| author | Renata dos Santos Alves Esalba Maria Carvalho Silveira |
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| description | <p>This study aimed to investigate the health needs of older people and the configuration of work process in order to provide them, in an emergency service. A qualitative, descriptive research was conducted, with semi-structured interviews and focus groups (applying the talking-map strategy). Relatives and health care providers highlighted the needs for: care, privacy, affection and access to health services, and that their work conditions, though adverse, and a greater time of stay, seek to respond to the health needs of older people.</p> <p> </p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5153104a9354bb987518c86a92afc4a2022-12-21T22:57:30ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloKairós Gerontologia1516-25672176-901X2014-06-0117129731914810The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield?Renata dos Santos Alves0Esalba Maria Carvalho Silveira1RIMS/HCPA.PUCRS e RIMS/HCPA.<p>This study aimed to investigate the health needs of older people and the configuration of work process in order to provide them, in an emergency service. A qualitative, descriptive research was conducted, with semi-structured interviews and focus groups (applying the talking-map strategy). Relatives and health care providers highlighted the needs for: care, privacy, affection and access to health services, and that their work conditions, though adverse, and a greater time of stay, seek to respond to the health needs of older people.</p> <p> </p>http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/21331Necessidades em SaúdeIdososServiços Hospitalares de Emergência. |
| spellingShingle | Renata dos Santos Alves Esalba Maria Carvalho Silveira The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield? Kairós Gerontologia Necessidades em Saúde Idosos Serviços Hospitalares de Emergência. |
| title | The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield? |
| title_full | The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield? |
| title_fullStr | The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield? |
| title_short | The presence of elderly in the emergency department: the health field or battlefield? |
| title_sort | presence of elderly in the emergency department the health field or battlefield |
| topic | Necessidades em Saúde Idosos Serviços Hospitalares de Emergência. |
| url | http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/21331 |
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