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AU2: Causes of Nonattendance at Scheduled Outpatient Appointments

Sponsor
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02113488
Collaborator
(none)
450
Enrollment
1
Location
57
Duration (Months)
7.9
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Our aim was to identify the causes non-attendance at scheduled appointments at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    Nonattendance at scheduled appointments at outpatient clinics is a common problem in general medical practice, representing a significant cost to the health care system, and resulting in disruption of daily work planning.Nonattendance at medical appointments has consequences not only for doctors (as it requires a greater use of resources and time), but also for patients, because there may be deterioration in the quality of care, and dissatisfaction associated with delays in obtaining a new appointment.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    450 participants
    Observational Model:
    Case-Control
    Time Perspective:
    Retrospective
    Official Title:
    Case-control Study: Causes of Nonattendance at Clinical Medicine Scheduled Outpatient Appointments in a University General Hospital
    Study Start Date :
    Oct 1, 2013
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jun 1, 2018
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Jul 1, 2018

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Control: P

    Patients who did attend a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)
    Case: A

    Patients who did not attend (A) a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)
    Control: C

    Patients who cancelled (C) a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Causes of nonattendance [Between the scheduled appointment and 48 hours after]

      Patients who did not attend a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Causes of cancelation [Between the scheduled appointment and 48 hours after]

      Patients who cancelled a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Over 17 years

    • Adults who attended, did not attend and cancelled a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Refusal to register or to the informed consent process

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Capital Federal Argentina C1181ACH

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Diego H Giunta, MD, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (HIBA)

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Diego Hernan Giunta, MD, MD, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02113488
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 1978
    First Posted:
    Apr 14, 2014
    Last Update Posted:
    Aug 13, 2019
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2019

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Aug 13, 2019