“…The questionnaire prepared for the study covered demographic variables (age, sex), functional status (Barthel Index [21,22]) The variables included in this study were recorded after reviewing the emergency department report and the electronic medical record. The questionnaire prepared for the study covered demographic variables (age, sex), functional status (Barthel Index [21,22]) and cognitive status (Pfeiffer questionnaire [23]) prior to the acute illness; data on the emergency episode (time of first medical assistance in the ED, means of arrival, home medical assistance prior to the ED visit, destination on discharge from the ED); clinical variables (triage level according to the Andorran triage model, MAT-SET [24], reason for consultation, 3D/3D+, CFS score, ISAR score, main diagnosis on discharge from the ED); the preference for home care; and follow-up (repeat visit to the ED at 72 h and 30 days, admission at 72 h and 30 days, mortality at 30 days and six and 12 months). The ED physicians were responsible for the data abstraction process.…”