일개 지역 응급 의료 센터 방문 노인 의 중증 도 영향 요인 < 경희대 학교 동서 간호학 연구소 < KISS 
 홈 경희대 학교 동서 간호학 연구소 > 동서 간호학 연구지 > 일개 지역 응급 의료 센터 방문 노인 의 중증 도 영향 요인 
 일개 지역 응급 의료 센터 방문 노인 의 중증 도 영향 요인 
 Related Factors of Severity Rated by Korean Triage and Acuity Scale ( KTAS ) among Older Adults at the Emergency Departments 
 신동수 ( Dong - soo Shin ) , 김미숙 ( Mi Sook Kim ) 
 페이지 : 146 - 153 ( 8 pages ) 
 10 . 14370 / jewnr . 2018 . 24 . 2 . 146 
 Purpose : This study aimed to identify characteristics and severity assessed by Korean Triage and Acuity Scale ( KTAS ) among 2 , 496 older adults aged 65 and over who visited an emergency department ( ED ) located in Chuncheon city . Methods : Data were collected via electronic medical records from two hospitals from January to December of 2016 . Chi square test and logistic regression were applied using SPSS 22 . 0 . Results : 53 . 5 % of the participants were women and 17 . 6 % of visits were done by aged 85 and older . ED visits by ambulance were 33 . 9 %. More than two - third of older adults ’ ED visits were emergent status . Severity of the ED visits of older adults were rated by KTAS . Commonly reported chief complaints of the ED visits were dizziness , dyspnea , chest pain , abdominal pain , and hypoalbuminemia . Among them , dizziness , chest pain , dyspnea , and hypoalbuminemia were related factors for being - emergent condition . Conclusion : Strategies for older adults ’ chief complaints are needed in order to reduce unexpected ED visits .