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THE DETERMINATION OF THE STATUS OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE BY ELDERLY PATIENTS AND OF THE INDICATORS FOR AMBULANCE USE

YAŞLI HASTALARIN ACİL SERVİS KULLANIM DURUMU VE AMBULANS KULLANIM BELİRLEYİCİLERİNİN SAPTANMASI

Fehmi AKÇİÇEK
Gökhan KESER
Sinan YENAL
Mehmet Akif YALÇIN
Aliye MANDIRACIOĞLU
Başak BAYRAM
Pages
109–117
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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It was observed that patientsliving with their families, and those with medical emergencies, i.e. who did not experiencea trauma or an accident, used ambulances less frequently for going to the emergencydepartment (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: This study was prepared with the objective of determining the ratio of use ofambulances by the patients 65 years of age and older who applied to emergency departmentand the indicators for the use of ambulances.Materials and Method: This cross-sectional research study, enrolled patients at least 65years of age or older, who applied to the emergency department in Izmir Dokuz Eylül UniversityHospital.
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Key Findings & Data:The first measuring tool was prepared with the objective of evaluating the indicators ofambulance use by the patients, whereas the second measuring tool was for the situations ofusing emergency department.Results: 555 patients were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:It was observed that patientsliving with their families, and those with medical emergencies, i.e. who did not experiencea trauma or an accident, used ambulances less frequently for going to the emergencydepartment (p
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Introduction: This study was prepared with the objective of determining the ratio of use ofambulances by the patients 65 years of age and older who applied to emergency departmentand the indicators for the use of ambulances.Materials and Method: This cross-sectional research study, enrolled patients at least 65years of age or older, who applied to the emergency department in Izmir Dokuz Eylül UniversityHospital. Two measurement tools were prepared with the objective of gathering the studydata. The first measuring tool was prepared with the objective of evaluating the indicators ofambulance use by the patients, whereas the second measuring tool was for the situations ofusing emergency department.Results: 555 patients were included in the study. Only 34.2% of these patients reportedthat they came to the emergency department with an ambulance. It was observed that patientsliving with their families, and those with medical emergencies, i.e. who did not experiencea trauma or an accident, used ambulances less frequently for going to the emergencydepartment (p

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Giriş: Bu çalışma acil servise başvuran 65 yaş ve üzeri hastaların ambulans kullanım oranını ve ambulans kullanım belirleyicilerini saptamak amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Gereç Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte planlanan bu araştırmanın evrenini, İzmir Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hastanesi’nin acil servis birimine başvuran 65 yaş ve üstü hastalar oluşturmuştur. Çalışmanın verilerini toplamak amacı ile iki adet ölçme aracı hazırlanmıştır. Birinci ölçme aracı hastaların ambulans kullanım belirleyicilerini, ikinci ölçme aracı ise AS kullanım durumlarını değerlendirmek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya 555 hasta alınmıştır. Çalışmaya alınan hastaların %34.2’sinin acil servise ambulans ile geldiği bulunmuştur. Ambulans ile gelen hastalar ise, %67.4 oranında acil durum nedeni ile ambulansı aradıkları yanıtını vermiştir. Ailesi ile birlikte yaşayan ve nontravmatik hastaların, acil servise ulaşmak için daha az sıklıkta ambulans kullandığı görülmüştür (p

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AKÇİÇEK, F., KESER, G., YENAL, S., YALÇIN, M. A., MANDIRACIOĞLU, A., BAYRAM, B. (2022). THE DETERMINATION OF THE STATUS OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE BY ELDERLY PATIENTS AND OF THE INDICATORS FOR AMBULANCE USE. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 2, 109–117. https://ajindex.com/articles/623686

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