From: Nonurgent patients in the emergency department? A French formula to prevent misuse
Accepting n = 58 | Not accepting n = 27 | Total n = 85 | p | |
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n (%*) | n (%*) | n | ||
Medical insurance with supplementary health insurance | 1.000 | |||
Yes | 48 (82.8) | 23 (85.2) | 71 | |
No | 10 (17.2) | 4 (14.8) | 14 | |
CMU** | 0.002 | |||
Yes | 8 (13.8) | 12 (44.4) | 20 | |
No | 50 (86.2) | 15 (55.6) | 65 | |
Regular source of care | 0.588 | |||
Yes | 42 (72.4) | 18 (66.7) | 60 | |
No | 16 (27.6) | 9 (33.3) | 25 | |
Source of care | 0.127 | |||
Followed by a GP | 36 (62.1) | 12 (44.4) | 48 | |
Other | 22 (37.9) | 15 (55.6) | 37 | |
Mean of consultations at the GP during the last year (± SD***) | ||||
2.9 ± 3.1 | 4.2 ± 5.1 | 3.3 ± 3.9 | 0.170 | |
ED visits during the last year | 0.065 | |||
None | 40 (69.0) | 13 (48.1) | 53 | |
One time or more | 18 (31.0) | 14 (51.9) | 32 |