Enfermos crónicos en urgencias: grado de conocimiento y concordancia con el acompañante respecto a sus posibilidades evolutivas

Among patients with chronic diseases attending ED, a poor knowledge about their disease's characteristics and outcome is seen, as well as about the chance of making a living will. A better level of knowledge is detected among companions. The concordance in the level of knowledge among patients and companions is only seen in a half of interviewed people.