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Correlation Of Patient Demographics And Emergency Department Use For Minor Illness By A Rural Population, Judith Caplinger
Correlation Of Patient Demographics And Emergency Department Use For Minor Illness By A Rural Population, Judith Caplinger
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Literature regarding utilization of emergency services has long supported the concept that a substantial portion of primary care received by the urban and rural poor, as well as the uninsured, is being administered through local emergency departments. This descriptive study sought to correlate selected demographic variables, health care resources, and perceived urgency of care to use of the emergency department by the rural client. Utilizing Roy's Theory of Adaptation as a theoretical framework, the methodology is similar to a study conducted on urban clients by Shesser, Kirsch, Smith, and Hirsch (1991). Three research questions guided this study: What is the …