Abstract
BACKGROUND: Emergency department (ED) patients often fail to follow-up with referrals to outpatient clinics and physicians. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of 2 ED discharge instructional methods on outpatient follow-up compliance and to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics as possible factors affecting outpatient follow-up compliance. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Randomized trial of ED patients. At discharge, the intervention group had their follow-up appointment made and the standard group was given our hospital's referral service phone number to make their own follow-up appointment. MEASUREMENTS: Outpatient clinics were called 1 month after each subject's ED discharge to ascertain if they followed-up. Poisson regression was used to examine the effects of sociodemographic factors on follow-up compliance. RESULTS: Of 287 eligible subjects, 250 (87%) agreed to participate. Follow-up rates were 59% for the intervention group and 37% for the standard group (P
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 938-942 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of General Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2005 |
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Keywords
- Emergency department
- Follow-up compliance
- Outpatient
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
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Brief report : Factors affecting outpatient follow-up compliance of emergency department patients. / Kyriacou, Demetrios N.; Handel, Dan; Stein, Adam C.; Nelson, Regina R.
In: Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 10, 10.2005, p. 938-942.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - BACKGROUND: Emergency department (ED) patients often fail to follow-up with referrals to outpatient clinics and physicians. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of 2 ED discharge instructional methods on outpatient follow-up compliance and to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics as possible factors affecting outpatient follow-up compliance. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Randomized trial of ED patients. At discharge, the intervention group had their follow-up appointment made and the standard group was given our hospital's referral service phone number to make their own follow-up appointment. MEASUREMENTS: Outpatient clinics were called 1 month after each subject's ED discharge to ascertain if they followed-up. Poisson regression was used to examine the effects of sociodemographic factors on follow-up compliance. RESULTS: Of 287 eligible subjects, 250 (87%) agreed to participate. Follow-up rates were 59% for the intervention group and 37% for the standard group (P
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