Non-attendance at a difficult-asthma clinic
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Published on: November 4, 2010
Beverley McDonough1, Susan Mault
1Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust, Liverpool.
Abstract:
Increasing demand for our weekly difficult-asthma clinic means routine appointments are at a premium. This led us to explore the reasons why patients failed to attend for appointments and whether contacting them by telephone within a week of their missed scheduled appointment increased attendance. Memory lapses were the most common reason for non-attendance. Telephoning non-attenders led to a two-fold increase in attendance at subsequent clinics. Non-attendance may be a reflection of poor concordance, which, in itself, may contribute to a patient's difficult asthma.
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