Visitor policies and health equity in emergency care of older adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Feb;70(2):376-378. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17392. Epub 2021 Jul 31.

Authors

Anita N Chary^{1

2

3

4}, Aanand D Naik^{2

3}, Maura Kennedy^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Houston Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁵ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 34310690
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17392

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Communication Barriers*
Culturally Competent Care
Dementia / psychology*
Emergency Medical Services*
Ethnicity
Female
Health Equity*
Hospitals
Humans
Male
Policy*
Visitors to Patients*