2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2007.07.009
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The experiences of patients and relatives/significant others of overcrowding in accident and emergency in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study

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“…In most emergency units in Ghana, patients presenting are not triaged and most emergency centres are poorly equipped and overcrowded [12]. This is consistent with Coughlan and Corry who conducted a study in which participants described the emergency departments as resembling a disaster zone or a hospital scene from a third-world country [30]. Causes of ED overcrowding included hospital bed shortages, high medical acuity of patients, increasing patient volume, limited examination spaces, and shortage of staff nurses [31].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 54%
“…In most emergency units in Ghana, patients presenting are not triaged and most emergency centres are poorly equipped and overcrowded [12]. This is consistent with Coughlan and Corry who conducted a study in which participants described the emergency departments as resembling a disaster zone or a hospital scene from a third-world country [30]. Causes of ED overcrowding included hospital bed shortages, high medical acuity of patients, increasing patient volume, limited examination spaces, and shortage of staff nurses [31].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 54%
“…Therefore, less critically ill patients form queues in EDs, waiting for their turn for diagnosis or treatment. One effect of this is overcrowded EDs and long waiting times (Rogers et al, 2004;LarssonKilgren et al, 2004LarssonKilgren et al, , 2005Coughlan and Corry, 2007). A long wait can be especially difficult for elderly patients with nonemergency conditions (Richardson et al, 2007;Shanley et al, 2008;Olofsson et al, 2009).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…» De son côté, Mann a proposé une taxonomie de quatre types d'atteintes à la dignité : 1) être ignoré ou trop peu reconnu; 2) être vu, mais uniquement comme un membre d'un groupe; 3) subir contre son gré l'envahissement de son espace personnel; et 4) subir l'humiliation 18 . Les études qualitatives qui ont porté sur l'expérience des patients dans les services d'urgence et leurs couloirs donnent à penser que l'engorgement menace la dignité parce qu'elle enfreint le principe d'intimité 19 et que la teneur des soins est inappropriée 20,21 . Or, le poids réel de ces études réside dans le récit des patients, puisque c'est à travers leurs propos que l'atteinte à leur dignité devient tangible.…”
Section: Atteinte à La Dignité Dans Les Urgencesunclassified