Understanding people who self-referred in an emergency department with primary care problems during office hours: a qualitative interview study at a Daytime General Practice Cooperative in two hospitals in The Hague, The Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide insight into the motives for hospital self-referral during office hours and the barriers deterring general practitioner (GP) consultation with a primary care request.

Setting

People who self-referred at a Daytime General Practice Cooperative (GPC) in two hospitals in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Participants

A total of 44 people who self-referred were interviewed in two hospitals. The average age of interviewees was 35 years (range 19 months to 83 years), a parent of a young patient was interviewed, but the age of patients is shown here. There were more male patients (66%) than female patients (34%). Patients were recruited using a sampling method after triage. Triage was the responsibility of an emergency department (ED) nurse in one hospital and

SUBMITTER: Minderhout RNN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588995 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature