A demographic study to profile non-attenders at a gynaecology outpatient clinic. (Record no. 75827)
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| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| International Standard Serial Number | 01443615 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pillai, R. |
| 240 ## - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | <a href="Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology">Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology</a> |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A demographic study to profile non-attenders at a gynaecology outpatient clinic. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | NMUH Staff Publications |
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| General note | 32 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Missed <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">outpatient</span> appointments result in the inefficient utilisation of resources and have secondary effects on the health of the <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">non-attenders</span>, as well as on other patients who have to wait longer for their appointments. The first part of the <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">study</span> involved retrospective analysis of trends of non-attendance based on a computerised database of all <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">gynaecology</span> appointments over 12 months. The second comprised a prospective case-control <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">study</span> in which women who missed their <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">gynaecology</span> <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">outpatient</span> appointments (index cases) over 2 months were compared with patients who attended the same clinics matched for indication for referral (control cases). The overall non-attendance rate over 12 months was 16.1%, of whom 42% were recurrent <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">non-attenders</span>. Data from 105 defaulters were compared with 105 non-defaulters who attended the same clinics. Defaulters were significantly younger, single or separated and were more likely to be 'follow-ups' rather than new cases (all p &lt; 0.05). Longer intervals between the appointment letter and actual appointment date was significantly related to non-attendance (p = 0.01) and there was a trend to a greater degree of smoking and alcohol ingestion in the defaulter group (p = 0.059). Comparison of other variables such as severity of symptoms, parity, source of referral and fluency of English did not reach statistical significance (p &gt; 0.05). This prospective <span class="highlight" style="background-color:">study</span> has demonstrated certain profiles which are common to defaulters and which can be used to develop strategies to minimise non-attendance. Examples include reducing the time interval between sending the appointment letter and actual appointment date and selectively over-booking younger, single women who smoke. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bhangu, N. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Narayanan, M. |
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| Personal name | Yoong, W. |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=A+demographic+study+to+profile+non-attenders+at+a+gynaecology+outpatient+clinic.&TransSchema=title&cmd=detailssearch">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=A+demographic+study+to+profile+non-attenders+at+a+gynaecology+outpatient+clinic.&TransSchema=title&cmd=detailssearch</a> |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/01443615.2011.635228">http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/01443615.2011.635228</a> |
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