Applying Andersen's healthcare utilization model to assess factors influencing patients' expectations for diagnostic tests at emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Huang, Zhilian, Natarajan, Karthiga, Lim, Hoon Chin, Weng, Yanyi, Tan, Hann Yee, Seow, Eillyne, Peng, Li Lee, Ow, Jing Teng, Kuan, Win Sen, Chow, Angela
• مؤلفون آخرون: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2024
• الموضوعات: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Emergency medicine; Upper respiratory tract infection
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174036
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in non-urgent emergency department (ED) attendance among people presenting with upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) symptoms. These non-urgent visits, often manageable in primary care, exacerbated ED overcrowding, wh...