Non Attendance at Scheduled Appointments as a Marker of Visits in the Emergency Department, Hospitalization and Mortality
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Appointments and Schedules
- Sponsor
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
- Enrollment
- 177083
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- All cause mortality
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To evaluate the association of non attendance at scheduled appointments with visits in the emergency department, hospitalizations and mortality during one year follow up.
Detailed Description
Nonattendance at scheduled appointments at outpatient clinics is a common problem in general medical practice, representing a significant cost to the health care system, and resulting in disruption of daily work planning.Nonattendance at medical appointments has consequences not only for doctors (as it requires a greater use of resources and time), but also for patients, because there may be deterioration in the quality of care, and dissatisfaction associated with delays in obtaining a new appointment
Investigators
Diego Hernan Giunta, MD
MD
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Over 17 years.
- •Adults who attended, did not attend a scheduled appointment at the Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)
Exclusion Criteria
- •The refusal to register or to the informed consent process.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
All cause mortality
Time Frame: 1 year
Mortality of all causes retrospective assesment from secondary data bases
Secondary Outcomes
- All cause unprogrammed admissions to hospital(1 year)
- All cause unprogrammed consult to the emergency department(1 year)