[Motives of patients presenting independently at the emergency department-a prospective monocentric observational study].

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the ongoing professional, societal, and political discussion, the hypothesis is repeatedly put forward that a large portion of patients who independently visit the emergency department could also be treated in other care settings such as by a general practitioner, the statutory medical on-call service, or in emergency clinics. Various reasons are cited for why these alternative care settings are not utilized in these cases.

Objectives

This study investigates the motives of patients who presented independently at the emergency department, as well as the socio-demographic parameters of this study cohort.

Materials and methods

The survey was carried out as part of a prospective monocentric observational study of internal medicine patients at a university em

SUBMITTER: Sitter K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461550 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature