An integrative review of adult patient-reported reasons for non-urgent use of the emergency department

A McIntyre, S Janzen, L Shepherd, M Kerr, R Booth - BMC nursing, 2023 - Springer
Objective To conduct an integrative review of the scientific literature to explore adult patient-
reported reasons for using the emergency department (ED) non-urgently. Method A …

Factors associated with inappropriate use of emergency departments: findings from a cross-sectional national study in France

D Naouri, G Ranchon, A Vuagnat… - BMJ quality & …, 2020 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Inappropriate visits to emergency departments (EDs) could represent from 20%
to 40% of all visits. Inappropriate use is a burden on healthcare costs and increases the risk …

Emergency department visits for non-urgent conditions in Iran: a cross-sectional study

M Bahadori, SM Mousavi, E Teymourzadeh… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the percentage of non-urgent (NU) visits in an Iranian emergency
department (ED), to explore why patients with NU conditions refer to EDs and also to assess …

Health anxiety and oppressive support: their impact on decisions for non-urgent use of the emergency department of obstetrics and gynecology

D Mazzoni, R Amadori, V Sebri, M Tosi, S Pregnolato… - Current …, 2024 - Springer
The high number of non-urgent visits to the emergency departments of obstetrics and
gynecology (EDOG) is receiving increasing attention from researchers and public health …

Factors associated with non‐urgent presentations in the paediatric emergency department using Andersen's behavioural model: A cross‐sectional descriptive study

N Montoro‐Pérez, R Montejano‐Lozoya… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To explore the rate of NUPs and associated factors in the PED of the 'Hospital
Universitario y Politécnico La Fe'in Valencia (Spain) using Andersen's Behavioural Model …

Emergency department visits in older people: pattern of use, contributing factors, geographical differences and outcomes

C Franchi, M Cartabia, P Santalucia, M Baviera… - Aging Clinical and …, 2017 - Springer
Aims To assess the pattern of use of Emergency Departments (EDs), factors contributing to
the visits, geographical distribution and outcomes in people aged 65 years or more living in …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department visits before, after and during integrated home care: a time series analyses in Italy

S Campagna, A Conti, V Dimonte… - … Journal of Health …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Integrated home care (IHC) is one strategy to provide care to people with
multiple chronic conditions, and it contributes to the reduction of unnecessary emergency …

Potentially preventable visits to the emergency department in older adults: Results from a national survey in Italy

B Gasperini, A Cherubini, F Pierri, P Barbadoro… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite older adults use emergency department more appropriately than other
age groups, there is a significant share of admissions that can be considered potentially …

Social deprivation, the Area Deprivation Index, and emergency department utilization within a community-based primary and preventive care program at a Florida …

M Mayhew, A Denton, A Kenney, J Fairclough… - Journal of Public …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Higher Area Deprivation Index (ADI) scores, indicating higher social
deprivation, have been associated with more frequent emergency department (ED) …

Comparing expert and Non-Expert assessment of patients presenting with neurological symptoms to the emergency department: a retrospective observational study

C Hoyer, P Stein, A Ebert, HW Rausch… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Referrals to neurology in emergency departments (ED) are continuously
increasing, currently representing 15% of all admissions. Existing triage systems were …