From: Motives for self-referral to the emergency department: a systematic review of the literature
Study | Country | N (total) | Percentages per theme | |||||||
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Ref. nr. | Author | Health concerns | Expecting investigations | Convenience of the ED | Lesser accessibility of primary care | No confidence in GP/primary care | Advice from others | Financial considerations | ||
[13] | De Valk | The Netherlands | 436 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Â |
[33] | Hunt2 | USA | 990 | 7 | Â | 13 | 11 | Â | Â | Â |
[12] | Coleman | UK | 255 | 11 | 48 | 13 | 5 | Â | 43 | Â |
[16] | O’Halloran | UK | 124 | 11 |  | 30 |  | 21 | 6 |  |
[36] | Shah | Kuwait | 1146 | 11 | Â | 13 | 8 | Â | Â | Â |
[33] | Hunt | USA | 548 | 15 | Â | 20 | 12 | Â | Â | Â |
[18] | Stewart | UK | 585 | 16 | Â | 10 | 10 | Â | Â | Â |
[24] | Wilkinson | UK | 213 | 17 | Â | 14 | 14 | 2 | 11 | Â |
[22] | Rajpar | UK | 54 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 50 | Â | Â | Â |
[20] | Van der Linden | The Netherlands | 1751 | 27 | Â | 34 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
[25] | Ward | UK | 339 | 27 | Â | Â | 22 | 4 | 12 | Â |
[3] | Moll van Charante | The Netherlands | 224 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 4 | Â | Â | Â |
[15] | Laffoy | Ireland | 395 | 35 | 18 | 14 | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
[21] | Singh | UK | 217 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 18 | Â | 7 | Â |
[35] | Lee | Hong Kong | 726 | 44 | Â | 12 | Â | Â | - | 3 |
[14] | McGuigan | UK | 196 | 48 | Â | 6 | 5 | Â | 35 | Â |
[27] | Norredam | Denmark | 2746 | 63 | Â | Â | 13 | Â | Â | Â |
[39] | Rassin | Israel | 73 | 63 | Â | 47 | Â | Â | 69 | Â |
[38] | Masso | Australia | 397 | 67 | 51 | 8 | 8 | Â | Â | 3 |
[31] | Northington | USA | 279 | 74 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 42 |
[37] | Siminski | Australia | 400 | 80 | 74 | 21 | 16 | Â | Â | 9 |
[32] | Ragin | USA | 1536 | 95 | Â | 87 | Â | Â | Â | 25 |
[17] | Rieffe | The Netherlands | 430 | - | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | - |
[29] | Grant | USA | 112 | - | Â | - | - | Â | Â | - |
[5] | Jaarsma van Leeuwen | The Netherlands | 1068 | Â | 28 | Â | 11 | 3 | Â | Â |
[26] | Myers | UK | 150 | Â | 47 | 2 | 21 | Â | 9 | Â |
[23] | Shipman | UK | 82 | Â | - | - | - | Â | Â | Â |
[28] | Mestitz | UK | 770 | Â | - | - | Â | Â | Â | Â |
[19] | Thomson | UK | 147 | Â | Â | 24 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
[30] | Howard | USA | 31 | Â | Â | - | - | Â | - | Â |
[34] | Koziol-McLain | USA | 30 | Â | Â | - | Â | Â | - | Â |