Abstract
AimTo investigate perceptions of individual QoL among acutely admitted older adults and explore whether homecare and readmission were associated with QoL.DesignA cross‐sectional study at three Danish Emergency Departments.MethodsSemi‐structured interviews, using the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life – Direct Weighting (SEIQol‐DW) (range 0–100) with patients ≥65 years, were conducted from August 2018 to July 2019. The differences between patients receiving homecare (yes/no) and readmission (yes/no) were tested using linear regression analyses with bootstrap procedures.ResultsOverall, we included 406 patients, of whom 38% received homecare. The mean SEIQoL‐DW‐score was 76 (SD = 19). The most important areas of individual QoL were Family, Social activities, Health, Everyday life and Leisure activities. Receiving homecare was associated to a significantly lower QoL score: −8 (SE = 2) and a significantly lower score in the categories Family and Health. There was no association between readmission and QoL.
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