Self-reported health and life satisfaction in older emergency department patients: sociodemographic, disease-related and care-specific associated factors

• Main Authors: Anna Schneider (Author), Dorothee Riedlinger (Author), Mareen Pigorsch (Author), Felix Holzinger (Author), Johannes Deutschbein (Author), Thomas Keil (Author), Martin Möckel (Author), Liane Schenk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Self-reported health (SRH) and life satisfaction (LS) are patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that independently predict mortality and morbidity in older adults. Emergency department (ED) visits due to serious health problems or accidents might pose critical life events for patients...