Causes of Nonattendance at Scheduled Outpatient Appointments

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

450 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-07-31

Brief Summary

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Our aim was to identify the causes non-attendance at scheduled appointments at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA).

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Appointments and Schedules Outpatient Clinics, Hospital

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Control: P

Patients who did attend a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

No interventions assigned to this group

Case: A

Patients who did not attend (A) a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

No interventions assigned to this group

Control: C

Patients who cancelled (C) a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over 17 years
* Adults who attended, did not attend and cancelled a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)