The Effect of The Primary Care Services on The Intensity of Emergency Care Admissions to Public Hospitals in Turkey: An Ecological Study

Ada D., ÜNAL B.

JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES, vol.2, no.3, pp.82-87, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.30621/jbachs.2018.420
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.82-87
  • Keywords: Emergency medicine, Primary healthcare, Ecological study, Emergency department overcrowding, QUALITY, ENGLAND, RATES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Effective primary healthcare services may prevent unnecessary admissions to emergency care which help efficient operation in the emergency care units. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between primary healthcare services and number of emergency service admission per person in public hospitals in 2013 in Turkey.