Association between access to primary care and unplanned emergency department return visits among patients 75 years and older.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify factors associated with unplanned return visits to the emergency department (ED) among the population aged 75 years and older. Moreover, it aims to determine the association between patients' access to primary care and unplanned return visits.

Design

Data were collected from structured interviews, administrative databases, and medical charts at the index visits, and follow-up telephone calls were made at 3 months.

Setting

Emergency departments of the 3 tertiary care hospitals in Montréal, Que.

Participants

Community-dwelling patients aged 75 years and older.

Main outcome measures

Zero-inflated negative binomial regression analysis was conducted of unplanned return visits within 3 months. Rate ratios (RRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with

SUBMITTER: Afilalo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374085 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature