Use of emergency departments by vulnerable groups during their last year of life

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1029663

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Vulnerable people in their last year of life who attend Emergency Departments (EDs) could often be better cared for elsewhere. Our severely overcrowded EDs, and the staff who work in them, are poorly equipped to provide appropriate end-of-life care. This research describes how these groups use the ED, the impact of this use upon ED services and how the provision of adequate community care may be a more appropriate and economically viable option for people at the end-of-life.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aged Health Care

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

aged care | cancer care | dementia care | emergency medical service | health services research | palliative care | population-based

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