Influence of social characteristics on use of paediatric emergency care in Sweden - a questionnaire based study

Parental social characteristics influence the use of emergency departments (ED) in the USA, but less is known about paediatric ED care-seeking in countries with national health insurance. This prospective study was designed to evaluate associations between parental care-seeking and social characteri...

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Published in:BMC emergency medicine 2018-12, Vol.18 (1), p.59-59, Article 59
Main Authors: Ellbrant, Julia, Åkeson, Jonas, Eckner, Jenny, Karlsland Åkeson, Pia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anestesi och intensivvård
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Caregivers
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Clinical Medicine
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency department
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Service, Hospital
Emergency services
Female
Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Health care
Health care policy
Health education
Health literacy
Health Sciences
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Hälsovetenskap
Infant
Klinisk medicin
Language
Male
Medical and Health Sciences
Medical personnel
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Noncitizens
Parents
Parents & parenting
Patients
Pediatrics
Physicians
Prospective Studies
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Questionnaires
Social Class
Socio-economic status
Socioeconomic factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden
Triage
Urgency
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Summary:Parental social characteristics influence the use of emergency departments (ED) in the USA, but less is known about paediatric ED care-seeking in countries with national health insurance. This prospective study was designed to evaluate associations between parental care-seeking and social characteristics, with emphasis on impact of non-native origin, at a paediatric ED in Sweden, a European country providing paediatric healthcare free of charge. Parents attending a paediatric ED at a large urban university hospital filled out a questionnaire on social characteristics and reasons for care-seeking. Information on patient characteristics and initial management was obtained from ED registers and patient records. Paediatric ED physicians assessed the medical appropriateness of each patient visit triaged for ED care. In total, 962 patient visits were included. Telephone healthline service before the paediatric ED visit was less often used by non-native parents (63/345 vs. 249/544, p 
ISSN:1471-227X
1471-227X
DOI:10.1186/s12873-018-0210-5