Personal, health system, and geosocial disparities in appointment nonadherence at family medicine clinics in southcentral Pennsylvania, United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the relationship between patients' demographic, health system-related, and geosocial characteristics and the risk of missed appointments among patients in family medicine practice.

Methods

The study was based on a retrospective cross-sectional design using electronic health records and neighborhood-level social determents of health metrics linked by geocoded patients' home address. The study population consisted of patients who had a primary care provider and at least one appointment at 14 family medicine clinics in rural and suburban areas in January-December 2022. Negative binomial regression was utilized to examine the impact of personal, health system, and geosocial effects on the risk of no-shows and same-day cancellations.

Results

A total of

SUBMITTER: Tuan WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11221050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature