國立虎尾科技大學 |

A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Population-at-Risk Factors and Reasons for Using the Ed for Non-Urgent Care.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Population-at-Risk Factors and Reasons for Using the Ed for Non-Urgent Care./
Author:	Baldwin, Shelly.
Description:	1 online resource (119 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-04(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-04A(E).
Subject:	Management. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9780355338911

A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Population-at-Risk Factors and Reasons for Using the Ed for Non-Urgent Care.
Baldwin, Shelly.

A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Population-at-Risk Factors and Reasons for Using the Ed for Non-Urgent Care. - 1 online resource (119 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-04(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between the population-at-risk factors (predisposing, enabling, and need) and the reasons for using the emergency department (ED) for nonurgent care. This study was conducted to address the research problem, which was a lack of knowledge on why patients use the ED for nonurgent care. The predisposing risk factors included age, ethnicity, and gender; the enabling risk factors included type of insurance, presence of a primary care physician or other known source of care; and the need risk factor was patients' perceived degree of urgency. Andersen's health behavior theory served as the framework, which included the health care utilization model to understand why patients choose the ED for primary care. The population consisted of over 30 million individuals aged 18 years and older who were registered survey takers with SurveyMonkey, read English, and lived in the United States. Participants completed a prequalifying questionnaire. Recruitment involved using SurveyMonkey Audience and posting on Facebook pages. The sample size was 134 adults who spoke and read English and who visited an urban hospital ED for nonurgent care based on the prequalifying questionnaire. The main research question was as follows: What is the relationship, if any, between the population-at-risk factors (predisposing, enabling, and need) and the reasons for using the ED for nonurgent care? Six hypotheses were not supported, and one hypothesis received partial support. There was a gap in knowledge on the reasons for using the ED for nonurgent care and the factors associated. A business-related aspect of this study is that the findings could lead to more effective ED policies, strategies to improve health care access, and lower costs in hospitals to alleviate ED overcrowding for hospital administrators, board members, and policy makers.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355338911Subjects--Topical Terms:

558618
Management.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Population-at-Risk Factors and Reasons for Using the Ed for Non-Urgent Care.
LDR:03170ntm a2200325Ki 4500 001 918953
005 20181106103643.5
006 m o u
007 cr mn||||a|a||
008 190606s2017 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9780355338911
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI10635890
035 $a (MiAaPQ)capella:19809
035 $a AAI10635890
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ $d NTU
100 1 $a Baldwin, Shelly. $3 1193415
245 1 2 $a A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Population-at-Risk Factors and Reasons for Using the Ed for Non-Urgent Care.
264 0 $c 2017
300 $a 1 online resource (119 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-04(E), Section: A.
500 $a Adviser: Raj Singh.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2017.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between the population-at-risk factors (predisposing, enabling, and need) and the reasons for using the emergency department (ED) for nonurgent care. This study was conducted to address the research problem, which was a lack of knowledge on why patients use the ED for nonurgent care. The predisposing risk factors included age, ethnicity, and gender; the enabling risk factors included type of insurance, presence of a primary care physician or other known source of care; and the need risk factor was patients' perceived degree of urgency. Andersen's health behavior theory served as the framework, which included the health care utilization model to understand why patients choose the ED for primary care. The population consisted of over 30 million individuals aged 18 years and older who were registered survey takers with SurveyMonkey, read English, and lived in the United States. Participants completed a prequalifying questionnaire. Recruitment involved using SurveyMonkey Audience and posting on Facebook pages. The sample size was 134 adults who spoke and read English and who visited an urban hospital ED for nonurgent care based on the prequalifying questionnaire. The main research question was as follows: What is the relationship, if any, between the population-at-risk factors (predisposing, enabling, and need) and the reasons for using the ED for nonurgent care? Six hypotheses were not supported, and one hypothesis received partial support. There was a gap in knowledge on the reasons for using the ED for nonurgent care and the factors associated. A business-related aspect of this study is that the findings could lead to more effective ED policies, strategies to improve health care access, and lower costs in hospitals to alleviate ED overcrowding for hospital administrators, board members, and policy makers.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2018
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Management. $3 558618
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0454
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
710 2 $a Capella University. $b Business and Technology. $3 1179557
773 0 $t Dissertation Abstracts International $g 79-04A(E).
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10635890 $z click for full text (PQDT)