Emergency Department Utilization for Patients Living With Sickle Cell Disease: Psychosocial Predictors of Health Care Behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) often require urgent care; however, some patients hesitate to present to the emergency department (ED), which may increase the risk of serious clinical complications. Our study aims to examine psychosocial, clinical, and demographic factors associated with delaying ED care.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of 267 adults with SCD from the national INSIGHTS Study. The binary outcome variable asked whether, in the past 12 months, participants had delayed going to an ED when they thought they needed care. Logistic regression was performed with clinical, demographic, and psychosocial measures.

Results

Approximately 67% of the participants reported delaying ED care. Individuals who delayed care were m

SUBMITTER: Abdallah K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7486179 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature