ArticleBMC health services research2019
Rate and predictors for non-attendance of patients undergoing hospital outpatient treatment for chronic diseases: a register-based cohort study.
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Temporal Trends in Nonattendence Rate for Scheduled Outpatient Appointments.
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Mapping out the arguments for and against patient non-attendance fees in healthcare: an analysis of public consultation documents.Journal of medical ethics · 2023Article
- Original Research Clinical attendance rate at a tertiary adult audiological service in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2023Article
- Causes of Patient Nonattendance at Medical Appointments: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC).BMC health services research · 2023Article
- The Effect on Patients' Visual Acuity and Grade, Secondary to Non-Attendance at Treatment Centers, Post Referral from Diabetic RetinaScreen Ireland.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- The role of mindfulness training in sustaining weight reduction: retrospective cohort analysis.BJPsych open · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFailure to keep medical appointments results in inefficiencies and, potentially, in poor outcomes for patients. The aim of this study is to describe non-attendance rate and to investigate predictors of non-attendance among patients receiving hospital outpatient treatment for chronic diseases.
methodsWe conducted a historic, register-based cohort study using data from a regional hospital and included patients aged 18 years or over who were registered in ongoing outpatient treatment courses for seven selected chronic diseases on July 1, 2013. A total of 5895 patients were included and information about their appointments was extracted from the period between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2015. The outcome measure was occurrence of non-attendance. The associations between non-attendance and covariates (age, gender, marital status, education level, occupational status, specific chronic disease and number of outpatient treatment courses) were investigated using multivariate logistic regression models, including mixed effect.
resultsDuring the two-year period, 35% of all patients (2057 of 5895 patients) had one or more occurrences of non-attendance and 5% of all appointments (4393 of 82,989 appointments) resulted in non-attendance. Significant predictors for non-attendance were younger age (OR 4.17 for 18 ≤ 29 years as opposed to 80+ years), male gender (OR 1.35), unmarried status (OR 1.39), low educational level (OR 1.18) and receipt of long-term welfare payments (OR 1.48). Neither specific diseases nor number of treatment courses were associated with a higher non-attendance rate.
conclusionsPatients undergoing hospital outpatient treatments for chronic diseases had a non-attendance rate of 5%. We found several predictors for non-attendance but undergoing treatment for several chronic diseases simultaneously was not a predictor. To reduce non-attendance, initiatives could target the groups at risk.
trial registrationThis study was approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency (Project ID 18/35695 ).
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