TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Characteristics of the Spanish older people in the use of accidents and emergency unit services (2014-2017)
JO  - Clinical nursing research
A1  - López-Soto, Pablo J.
A1  - Morales-Cané, Ignacio
A1  - Fabbian, Fabio
A1  - Manfredini, Roberto
A1  - Dios-Guerra, Caridad
A1  - Carmona-Torres, Juan Manuel
A1  - Rodríguez-Borrego, María Aurora
SP  - 1054773819843627
EP  - 1054773819843627
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 <.001)-as in diabetes ( p <.001), osteoarthritis ( p <.001), and chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( p <.001)-were associated with AEU visits in both surveys. Female sex and several cardiovascular diseases were only significant in the ESHS-2014. In the SHS-2017, depressive status was an independent risk factor. This epidemiological data allow a better understanding of the use of AEU, suggesting indications for the care process.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-7738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1054773819843627
ID  - ref1
ER  -