Symptoms of depression and risk of emergency department visits among people aged 70 years and over

• Main Authors: Rosamond Dwyer (Author), Kim Jachno (Author), Thach Tran (Author), Alice Owen (Author), Natasha Layton (Author), Taya Collyer (Author), Maggie Kirkman (Author), Judy Lowthian (Author), Karin Hammarberg (Author), John J. McNeil (Author), Robyn L. Woods (Author), Michael Berk (Author), Jane Fisher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Older people experiencing depression and anxiety have higher rates of health service utilisation than others, but little is known about whether these influence their seeking of emergency care. The aim was to examine the associations between symptoms of depression and the use of e...