Predictors of medication refill–seeking behavior in the ED

Determine predictors of medication refill–seeking behavior in ED patients with chronic illness. Prospective cross-sectional ED survey conducted for 6 weeks. Public hospital ED (>140 000 visits per year). ED patients (>18 years) taking chronic medications for congestive heart failure, diabetes,...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2005-07, Vol.23 (4), p.423-428
Main Authors: Miller, Adam H., Larkin, Gregory L., Jimenez, Claudie H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age Distribution
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis
Chronic illnesses
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data
Drugs
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Care Surveys
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals
Humans
Hypertension
Insurance, Health - statistics & numerical data
Intensive care medicine
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Prescription drugs
Prevalence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Suicide
Texas - epidemiology
Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy
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Summary:Determine predictors of medication refill–seeking behavior in ED patients with chronic illness. Prospective cross-sectional ED survey conducted for 6 weeks. Public hospital ED (>140 000 visits per year). ED patients (>18 years) taking chronic medications for congestive heart failure, diabetes, and/or hypertension. Of 1168 patients surveyed, 344 (29%) presented to the ED secondary to running out of medications and requiring a medication refill. Univariate predictors included age younger than 50 years, non-Hispanic ethnicity, low income (
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2005.01.009