Aim: To investigate perceptions of individual QoL among acutely admitted older adults and explore whether homecare and readmission were associated with QoL.
Design: A cross-sectional study at three Danish Emergency Departments.
Methods: Semi-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.
Results: Overall, 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.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03762941.
Keywords: emergency departments; home care; older people; readmission; schedule for the evaluation of individual quality of life.
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