Factors associated with nonattendance at clinical medicine scheduled outpatient appointments in a university general hospital

GIUNTA, DIEGO; BRIATORE, AGUSTINA; BAUM, ANALIA; LUNA, DANIEL; WAISMAN, GABRIEL; GONZALEZ BERNALDO DE QUIROS, FERNAN

Patient Preference and Adherence

Dove Medical Press Limited

Año: 2013

Nonattendance at scheduled outpatient appointments for primary care is a major health care problem worldwide. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of nonattendance at scheduled appointments for outpatients seeking primary care, to identify associated factors and build a model that predicts nonattendance at scheduled appointments.