The Use of Hospital and Emergency Department of Refugee Patients

Sponsor
Nevsehir Public Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03528239
Collaborator
(none)
10,000
1
52.9
188.9

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

After Middle Eastern crisis, millions people were forced to migrate to European countries and especially neighboring countries. In Turkey, cities which are closed to east of border, face to cope more refugees' health care than those of other cities. The incidence of admission of hospital outpatient clinics and emergency department by refugee patients is not known clearly in our city, Nevsehir. In this study, we wanted to investigate use of health care among these patients in Nevsehir in Turkey.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Refugee patients

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
10000 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Retrospective
Official Title:
The Use of Hospital Outpatient Clinics and Emergency Department by Refugee Patients in Turkey
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :
May 31, 2018

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. The incidence of outpatient clinics and emergency department use by refugee patients [2014-2017]

    Hospital outpatient clinics and emergency department use by refugee patients in a secondary care hospital.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
N/A and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:

All patients who visited an outpatient clinic and emergency department.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who have missing records.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Nevsehir State Hospital Nevsehir Turkey

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Nevsehir Public Hospital

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Nevsehir Public Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03528239
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • Nevşehir
First Posted:
May 17, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Sep 4, 2018
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2018
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Yes
Plan to Share IPD:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 4, 2018