Emergency and Acute Care for Respiratory Diseases beyond Sectoral Separatio

• Conditions: J40-J47; Influenza and pneumonia; J20-J22; J09-J18; Other acute lower respiratory infections; Chronic lower respiratory diseases

• Registration Number: DRKS00011930
• Lead Sponsor: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-04-25
• Study Completion: 2019-03-24
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 472

Inclusion Criteria

Treatment in a participating EMANet emergency department during the term of the study due to respiratory symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria

Limited or absent ability to give informed consent, lack of competency in one of the survey languages.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medical, demographic and psychosocial characteristics of the target population (project-specific questionnaire), health care utilization before and after emergency department consultation (project-specific questionnaire), times of assessment t0: emergency department consultation, t1: 3-month follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Motivations and experiences of patients (qualitative, interviews targeted within 2 weeks after emergency department consultation), perspective of health care providers (qualitative).