Rate and predictors for non-attendance of patients undergoing hospital outpatient treatment for chronic diseases: a register-based cohort study

Abstract Background Failure to keep medical appointments results in inefficiencies and, potentially, in poor outcomes for patients. The aim of this study is to describe non-attendance rate and to investigate predictors of non-attendance among patients receiving hospital outpatient treatment for chro...

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Published in:BMC Health Services Research
Main Authors: Donna Lykke Wolff, Frans Boch Waldorff, Christian von Plessen, Christian Backer Mogensen, Thomas Lund Sørensen, Kim Christian Houlind, Søren Bie Bogh, Katrine Hass Rubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Subjects:
Non-attendance
No-show
Attendance rate
Chronic patients
Hospital outpatient clinic
Appointments
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4208-9

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