Barriers and Challenges of Loss to follow up, the healthcare utilization pattern, and healthcare expenditure among patients seeking treatment for hypertension at a tertiary care hospital A Mixed Method Study.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Knowledge about the barriers, challenges, and reasons for patients being non adherent to treatment.
研究概览
简要总结
Keeping regular appointments is a key indicator of patient engagement in medical care. Patients miss their regular medical appointments; in order to prevent complications, it is essential to understand the patient factors associated with being lost to follow up for treatment regimen. Understanding the viewpoint of healthcare providers regarding the barriers and challenges that patient face when following up will also help to determine the overall burden of lost to follow up on medical care and treatment.
Understanding the associated between lost to follow up status, the healthcare utilization, and the healthcare expenditure, specifically focusing on the likelihood of seeking emergency care or hospitalization due to complications arising among patients with hypertension will help in knowing the burden of lost to follow up on medical care.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 80.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients who are diagnosed with hypertension and are on medical management 2) Patients above 18 years of age 3) Patients who are lost to follow- up for the treatment 4) Physicians, Nurses, Medical Social workers, Allied health professionals.
排除标准
- •Patients who are not consenting to participate in the study 2) Administrative staffs.
结局指标
主要结局
Knowledge about the barriers, challenges, and reasons for patients being non adherent to treatment.
时间窗: 3months
次要结局
- Knowledge about the barriers, reasons, trends, demographic factors, and perceived impact on patient’s lost to follow-up from healthcare providers perspectives.(3months)
研究者
Raksha Kamath
Manipal College of Health Professions