Non Attendance at Scheduled Appointments as a Marker of Mortality and Hospital Admission

December 16, 2015 updated by: Diego Hernan Giunta, MD, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Non Attendance at Scheduled Appointments as a Marker of Visits in the Emergency Department, Hospitalization and Mortality

To evaluate the association of non attendance at scheduled appointments with visits in the emergency department, hospitalizations and mortality during one year follow up.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

Nonattendance at scheduled appointments at outpatient clinics is a common problem in general medical practice, representing a significant cost to the health care system, and resulting in disruption of daily work planning.Nonattendance at medical appointments has consequences not only for doctors (as it requires a greater use of resources and time), but also for patients, because there may be deterioration in the quality of care, and dissatisfaction associated with delays in obtaining a new appointment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

177083

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Argentina
    • Capital Federal
      • Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina, C1199ABD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

We included all requested appointments (random consecutive sampling) between 2012 and 2013 (24 month).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 17 years.
  • Adults who attended, did not attend a scheduled appointment at the Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

Exclusion Criteria:

- The refusal to register or to the informed consent process.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Retrospective Cohort
Retrospective Cohort of scheduled outpatient appointment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
All cause mortality
Time Frame: 1 year
Mortality of all causes retrospective assesment from secondary data bases
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
All cause unprogrammed consult to the emergency department
Time Frame: 1 year
First emergency department consults from secondary data base in 1 year retrospective
1 year
All cause unprogrammed admissions to hospital
Time Frame: 1 year
First all cause unprogrammed admissions to hospital
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 17, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 16, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2301

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