Emergency detention of the elderly: demographics, diagnoses, and outcome. J Am Geriatr Soc 1982 Jun;30(6):383-6
Date
06/01/1982Pubmed ID
7077019DOI
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb02836.xScopus ID
2-s2.0-0019949379 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Involuntary medical detention is an increasing problem in many large teaching hospitals. Forty-two elderly patients involuntarily admitted for protective service to the general medical wards were compared with an age-matched group of 25 elderly persons voluntarily seeking care in the same institution. The comparison showed that most of the involuntarily admitted patients were more than 70 years of age, and more of them lived alone. On admission they had more dementia and dehydration but less urinary-tract infection than did the controls. Their hospital stays were longer. There was no difference between the groups with respect to discharge dispositions.
Author List
Schiedermayer DL, Duthie EH, Shelley MV, Tsitouras PD, Lund M, Gambert SRAuthor
Edmund H. Duthie MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Age FactorsAged
Dementia
Forensic Psychiatry
Humans
Length of Stay
Lung Diseases
Male
Sex Factors
Social Isolation
Urinary Tract Infections
Wisconsin
