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Factors Associated With Patients Who Leave Emergency Departments Without Being Seen, Eva E. Koci
Factors Associated With Patients Who Leave Emergency Departments Without Being Seen, Eva E. Koci
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractPatients leaving an emergency department (ED) without being seen by a provider are a significant problem in United States for patient health. Research on leaving without being seen (LWBS) has been conducted; but very few researchers have examined patients with Tricare or military members. This quantitative study explored the association between patients’ social demographic characteristics (age, gender, race, ethnicity), triage levels, visit characteristics (hour of arrival, day of the arrival), and LWBS rates. The theoretical framework for this study was the Donabedian theory. Secondary data from Agency for Healthcare Administration located in Florida were examined. The research questions explored whether …