Case-control Study: Causes of Nonattendance at Clinical Medicine Scheduled Outpatient Appointments in a University General Hospital
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 450
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Causes of nonattendance
研究概览
简要总结
Our aim was to identify the causes non-attendance at scheduled appointments at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA).
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Over 17 years
- •Adults who attended, did not attend and cancelled a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)
排除标准
- •Refusal to register or to the informed consent process
结局指标
主要结局
Causes of nonattendance
时间窗: Between the scheduled appointment and 48 hours after
Patients who did not attend a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)
次要结局
- Causes of cancelation(Between the scheduled appointment and 48 hours after)
研究者
Diego Hernan Giunta, MD
MD
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires