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Physician perceptions of disposition decision-making for older adults in the emergency department: a preliminary analysis.
Disposition decision-making in the emergency department (ED) is critical to patient safety and quality of care. Disposition decision-making has particularly important implications for older adults who comprise a significant portion of ED visits annually and are vulnerable to suboptimal outcomes throughout ED care transitions. In this study, the investigators conducted a secondary inductive content analysis of interviews with ED physicians to explore their perceptions of who they involve in disposition decision-making and what information they use to make disposition decisions for older adults.
AHRQ-funded; HS026624.
Citation: Rutkowski RA, Salwei M, Barton H .
Physician perceptions of disposition decision-making for older adults in the emergency department: a preliminary analysis.
Proc Hum Factors Ergon Soc Annu Meet 2020 Dec;64(1):648-52. doi: 10.1177/1071181320641148..
Keywords: Elderly, Shared Decision Making, Emergency Department, Provider: Physician