影响儿童急诊室访问的因素
Hussain A Al Ghadeer1, Jalal K Aldandan1, Jawad S Alnajjar2
1Pediatrics, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Mubarraz, SAU.
Cureus
|February 12, 2024
概括
父母经常因为发烧等非紧急原因访问儿科急诊室 (PEDs). 了解这些因素是减轻医疗负担的关键.
科学领域:
- 儿科急救医学 儿科急救医学
- 医疗保健管理的管理
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 由于患者数量增加和疾病严重程度增加,急诊室 (ED) 面临过度拥挤.
- 父母因轻度儿童疾病而非紧急访问儿科急诊室 (PEDs) 是一个重要的,未解决的问题.
- 了解这些访问的驱动因素对于开发有效的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估影响家长访问儿科急诊室 (PED) 的变量.
- 确定导致非紧急访问PED的因素.
主要方法:
- 在776名曾经访问过沙特阿拉伯东部地区的PED的家长中进行了一项描述性的横截面调查.
- 该调查于2023年9月至11月进行,包括21个问题,涵盖家长的观点,医疗保健利用率和感知疾病严重程度.
- 收集和分析了人口统计数据,访问的原因以及先前寻求的咨询意见.
主要成果:
- 发烧 (50.5%) 和上呼吸道症状 (37.1%) 是PED访问的最常见原因.
- 父母认为48.5%的访问是不紧急的,30.2%是紧急的.
- 超过一半的受访者 (54.9%) 接受了事先的咨询,通常来自亲属 (47.9%) 或医疗保健提供者 (16.7%).
结论:
- 这项研究确定了家长为寻求轻度儿童疾病紧急护理的决定背后的关键原因.
- 这些发现凸显了非紧急PED访问的多方面的性质.
- 了解这些家长的动机可以为有针对性的干预提供信息,以减少不必要的ED使用,并减轻医疗保健系统的压力.
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