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  • Qualitative Health Research
  • Patient Experience

Background:

  • Inappropriate use of emergency centres (ECs) is a global issue.
  • High rates of non-urgent return visits strain EC resources.
  • Deficiencies in initial consultations contribute significantly to repeat attendances.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate reasons for early re-consultation at a South African hospital EC.
  • To explore patient experiences and perceived shortcomings of the initial consultation.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study employing in-depth, semi-structured interviews.
  • 20 participants purposively selected from a rural hospital EC.
  • Verbatim transcripts analyzed using the framework method.

Main Results:

  • Key reasons for re-consultation: symptom-related factors and need for diagnostic certainty.
  • Initial consultation shortcomings included poor pain management, diagnostic uncertainty, inadequate explanations, and unclear follow-up.
  • Societal encouragement to use hospital ECs also contributed.

Conclusions:

  • Interventions should focus on pain as a key symptom.
  • Enhance health staff competence in addressing physical and psychological factors.
  • Promote a patient-centered approach, especially in primary care.