An Integrated Model of Environmental Care for a Patient Discharged from the Emergency Department - A Comparative Analysis of Meeting the Needs of Emergency Department Patients and General Practice Patients

ConclusionsA comprehensive model of environmental care for patients discharged from the ED should include: their sociodemographic factors, health profile, level of health behaviours, generalized self-efficacy and quality indicators of health care provided by GP and primary care nurses.  Lessons learned. ED ’s nurses should conduct a screening based on the examination of the level of satisfying the needs of the patients being discharged. The results should be passed on to the primary care physician and social welfare units.LimitationsThis research was conducted on a small research sample and only in one ED.Suggestions for future research. Currently, in most countries healthcare coordinators use evaluation systems where health and physical needs are prioritized rather than psychological or social needs. A short, easy and practice tool, which will take the complexity of patients' needs and the above-mentioned elements of the environmental care model into account should be developed. Published on 2021-09-01 00:00:00
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - Category: Nursing Source Type: research