Frequent attenders in primary health care: A concept analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.06.003
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Frequent attendance is a well-known phenomenon in health care systems. A small proportion of patients make a high rate of visits to primary health care physicians. However, due to the diversity of this phenomenon,… read more here.
Keywords: concept; health care; primary health; health ... See more keywords
One-session cognitive behavior treatment for long-term frequent attenders in primary care: randomized controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1080/02813432.2019.1569371
Abstract: Abstract Aim: The aim of the study was to find out, if a single cognitive behavior treatment (CBT) session for long-term frequent attenders in primary care affects the attendance frequency and mental well-being of the… read more here.
Keywords: term frequent; long term; session; care ... See more keywords
Frequent use of emergency departments by older people: a comparative cohort study of characteristics and outcomes
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DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy062
Abstract: Objective To characterise older people who frequently use emergency departments (EDs) and compare patient outcomes with older non-frequent ED attenders. Design Retrospective comparative cohort study. Logistic regression modelling of patient characteristics and health service usage,… read more here.
Keywords: older people; use emergency; emergency departments; hospital ... See more keywords
Frequent attenders in primary health care: a mixed-methods study of patient and staff perspectives.
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DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16772
Abstract: AIMS AND OBJECTIVE To understand the frequent attendance phenomenon from the perspective of patients and healthcare professionals and how it can be reduced. BACKGROUND Frequent attenders (FAs) are characterised by the consumption of a disproportionate… read more here.
Keywords: health; frequent attendance; staff; care ... See more keywords
Health-related quality of life among frequent attenders in Swedish primary care: a cross-sectional observational study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026855
Abstract: Objectives The aim was to examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL), patient characteristics and reasons for visits to general practitioners (GPs) by frequent attenders (FAs) and a comparison group (CG) in primary care. Methods Patients… read more here.
Keywords: health related; related quality; health; quality life ... See more keywords
Frequent attendances at emergency departments in England
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DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2018-208189
Abstract: Background A small proportion of patients referred to as ‘frequent attenders’ account for a large proportion of hospital activity such as ED attendances and admissions. There is a lack of recent, national estimates of the… read more here.
Keywords: emergency departments; departments england; emergency; frequent attendances ... See more keywords
P105 Characteristics of frequent attenders at a central london sexual health service
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053232.149
Abstract: Introduction BASHH guidance recommends screening for STIs up to every 3 months for individuals at risk of HIV. Conversely, commissioning pressures aim to reduce inappropriate attendances. We describe below the characteristics and outcomes of frequent… read more here.
Keywords: sexual health; health service; central london; london sexual ... See more keywords
Frequent attenders at risk of disability pension: a longitudinal study combining routine and register data
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DOI: 10.1177/1403494819838663
Abstract: Aims: Frequent attendance in healthcare services is associated with ill-health and chronic illnesses. More information is needed about the phenomenon’s connection with disability pensions (DPs). Methods: The study group comprised 59,676 patients divided into occasional-… read more here.
Keywords: 1yfas pfas; risk disability; attenders risk; frequent attenders ... See more keywords
How GPs can Recognize Persistent Frequent Attenders at Finnish Primary Health Care Using Electronic Patient Records
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DOI: 10.1177/21501327211024417
Abstract: Introduction: The proportion of patients who are frequent attenders (FAs) varies from few percent to almost 30% of all patients. A small group of patients continued to visit GPs year after year. In previous studies,… read more here.
Keywords: patient records; year; group; health ... See more keywords
Effect of administrative information on visit rate of frequent attenders in primary health care: ten-year follow-up study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12875-018-0836-0
Abstract: BackgroundFrequent attenders (FAs) use a disproportionately large share of the resources of general practitioners (GPs) working in primary healthcare centres. The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of FAs among all patients… read more here.
Keywords: information; health care; primary health; year ... See more keywords
Nationwide study of the characteristics of frequent attenders with multiple emergency department attendance patterns.
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DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021483
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The burden of frequent attenders (FAs) of emergency departments (EDs) on healthcare resources is underestimated when single-centre analyses do not account for utilisation of multiple EDs by FAs. We aimed to quantify the extent… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; attendance; study; frequent attenders ... See more keywords