Why do people choose emergency and urgent care services? A rapid review utilizing a systematic literature search and narrative synthesis

JE Coster, JK Turner, D Bradbury… - Academic emergency …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Rising demand for emergency and urgent care services is well documented, as
are the consequences, for example, emergency department (ED) crowding, increased costs …

Re-revisiting Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use: a systematic review of studies from 1998–2011

B Babitsch, D Gohl… - GMS Psycho-Social …, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This systematic review aims to assess the use and implementation of the
Behavioral Model of Health Services Use developed by Ronald M. Andersen in recent …

Revisions to the Canadian emergency department triage and acuity scale (CTAS) guidelines 2016

MJ Bullard, E Musgrave, D Warren, B Unger… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
METHODS The revisions have been at iterative process based on feedback from our key
stakeholders, the CTAS Instructors and Providers, the general public, the CTAS NWG …

Systematic review of emergency department crowding: causes, effects, and solutions

NR Hoot, D Aronsky - Annals of emergency medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Emergency department (ED) crowding represents an international crisis that may affect the
quality and access of health care. We conducted a comprehensive PubMed search to …

Emergency care services: trends, drivers and interventions to manage the demand

C Berchet - 2015 - oecd-ilibrary.org
Emergency departments are the front line of health care systems and play a critical role in
ensuring an efficient and high-quality response for patients in stress or crisis situations. A …

Inappropriate use of emergency services: a systematic review of prevalence and associated factors

MLV Carret, ACG Fassa… - Cadernos de saude …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
This systematic review aimed to measure the prevalence of inappropriate emergency
department (ED) use by adults and associated factors. The review included 31 articles …

Nonurgent patients in emergency departments: rational or irresponsible consumers? Perceptions of professionals and patients

AC Durand, S Palazzolo, N Tanti-Hardouin… - BMC research …, 2012 - Springer
Background For several decades, overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) has been
intensifying due to the increased number of patients seeking care in EDs. Demand growth is …

ED patients: how nonurgent are they? Systematic review of the emergency medicine literature

AC Durand, S Gentile, B Devictor, S Palazzolo… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Nonurgent visits to emergency departments (ED) are a controversial issue; they have been
negatively associated with crowding and costs. We have conducted a critical review of the …

Explaining immigrant health service utilization: a theoretical framework

PQ Yang, SH Hwang - Sage Open, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Although there is no paucity of theoretical frameworks for explaining people's health service
utilization (HSU), theoretical frameworks designed to account for variations in immigrants' …

Systematic review of trends in emergency department attendances: an Australian perspective

JA Lowthian, AJ Curtis, PA Cameron… - Emergency Medicine …, 2011 - emj.bmj.com
Emergency departments (EDs) in many developed countries are experiencing increasing
pressure due to rising numbers of patient presentations and emergency admissions …