Behavioural assessment unit improves outcomes for patients with complex psychosocial needs.
George BraitbergMarie GerdtzSusan HardingSteven PincusMichelle ThompsonJonathan C KnottPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2017)
A unit specifically designed to improve the care of patients requiring prolonged ED care due to mental illness and/or intoxication reduces the time spent in the ED and the use of some restrictive interventions. We recommend this model of care to EDs that care for this complex and challenging group of patients.
Keyphrases
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- palliative care
- mental illness
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- mental health
- pain management
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- affordable care act
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- patient reported
- weight loss
- glycemic control