概括
预约提醒显著降低了初级保健中没有出现率. 无论是信件还是电话提醒都是有效的,即使对于没有出现的可能性很低的患者来说,也证明了成本效益.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 初级医疗保健医学 一级医疗保健医学
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
背景情况:
- 在初级医疗保健中,高的不出现率导致资源分配效率低下,护理机会减少.
- 预约提醒是一个潜在的策略,以减轻患者的不出现.
研究的目的:
- 评估在成人初级保健内科中心不同提醒策略的成本效益.
- 根据患者没有出现的概率来确定实施提醒的最佳门.
主要方法:
- 随机对照试验涉及590个预定后续预约.
- 对三组进行比较:没有提醒,电脑生成的信件提醒和电话提醒.
- 经济分析以评估成本效益,并确定从提醒中受益最多的患者子组.
主要成果:
- 在提醒组中,没有出现率从24% (对照组) 降至14%.
- 写信和打电话提醒表现出相似的有效性.
- 根据提醒类型和患者不出现的概率,成本效益有所不同,计算机信件的有效率高于5%,电话/手册信件的有效率高于11%.
结论:
- 预约提醒是一个具有成本效益的干预措施,用于减少初级保健中没有出现的情况.
- 针对高风险患者 (不显示概率>20%) 的提醒可以最大限度地节省成本,但更广泛的实施仍然可以具有成本效益.
- 提醒策略应适应特定的门诊环境和患者群体.
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