Differences in emergency department visits and hospitalization between German and Dutch nursing home residents: a cross-national survey

Abstract Purpose Assessing and comparing German and Dutch nursing home perspectives on residents’ hospital transfers. Methods Cross-sectional study among German and Dutch nursing homes. Two surveys were conducted in May 2022, each among 600 randomly selected nursing homes in Germany and the Netherlands. The questionnaires were identical for both countries. The responses were compared between the German and Dutch participants. Results We received 199 German (response: 33.2%) and 102 Dutch questionnaires (response: 17.0%). German nursing homes estimated the proportion of transfers to hospital du... Mehr ...