Comfort menu and cart for older emergency patients
This study offers a comfort menu and cart to older adults in the emergency department to improve their experience. It aims to see if extra comfort items and support can make a hospital visit less stressful.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 65 or older
- You are at the Hospital Sírio-Libanês emergency department in São Paulo
- You can understand and agree to join the study, or a family member or friend with you can help
- You do not have a serious medical crisis like trouble breathing or being unconscious
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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