Care challenges in older general hospital patients
Hendlmeier, I.; Bickel, H.; Heßler-Kaufmann, J.B.; Schäufele, M. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2019 · Heft 10 · S. 212 bis 221
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Zusammenfassung
BackgroundAdverse events (e.g. falls) and other care complications (e.g. noncompliant behavior) may render hospital stays of older adults distressing and lead to serious consequences, not only for the patients themselves but also for their relatives and hospital staff [9]. While these occurrences are associated with secondary harm to patient health, increased length of stay and other negative consequences [3, 4, 18, 32], they also pose substantial challenges and stress to hospital staff [12, 21]. In particular, wandering, activity disturbances, aggression, sleep disturbances, and fending off help with eating sho…
