Statistical tools used for analyses of frequent users of emergency department: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Frequent users represent a small proportion of emergency department users, but they account for a disproportionately large number of visits. Their use of emergency departments is often considered suboptimal. It would be more efficient to identify and treat those patients earlier in their health problem trajectory. It is therefore essential to describe their characteristics and to predict their emergency department use. In order to do so, adequate statistical tools are needed. The objective of this study was to determine the statistical tools used in identifying variables associated with frequent use or predicting the risk of becoming a frequent user.

Methods

We performed a scoping review following an established 5-stage methodological framework. We searched PubMed,

SUBMITTER: Chiu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537981 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature