Thesis
Trends in failure to appear rates at a monthly foot-care clinic
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
2009
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103367
Abstract
Missed medical appointments are costly to health care organizations. A literature review showed research on patient reported issues related to missing appointments but none addressed possible patterns in missed appointments, information which may help health care organizations avoid or compensate for predictable trends in a particular clinic or geographic area. The methodology for this study was a retrospective review from 3 years of attendance records at a monthly foot-care clinic. The total sample was 1,728 scheduled morning and afternoon appointments. Each appointment counted as a show or failure to appear. The researcher used a descriptive design using trend analysis of missed appointment at any of the semimonthly footcare clinics during the 3 year study period on an Indian Reservation in Washington State. Data was analyzed for factors that could be identified as trends.
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Details
- Title
- Trends in failure to appear rates at a monthly foot-care clinic
- Creators
- Lori Ann Drews
- Contributors
- Merry Armstrong (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Nursing, College of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525038501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis