[An exploration of factors that influence the frequency of the use of hospital emergency services and admissions].
OBJECTIVE
To examine how some factors connected with Continuous Care Points (CCP) affect attendance at hospital Casualty departments and admittance from them.


METHODS
Ecological study.


METHODS
León Health area.


METHODS
All the CCP's belonging to the León Health area.


RESULTS
Average attendance at hospital Casualties was 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants per month. Those patients who brought with them a P10 form were more likely to be admitted (39.5% to 26.5%) than those who did not bring this form (p < 0.01). It was concluded from a regression analysis that the distance between the CCP and the hospital decisively affects attendance at hospital Casualties (r = -0.74) and that the admission rate is positively related to distance (r = 0.72) and negatively to the said attendance at Casualties (r = -0.77).


CONCLUSIONS
Use of hospital Casualty departments increases as accessibility (distance) improves. Distance and the ageing of the population are factors which have an important effect on the admission rates from Casualties.
Naveiro Rilo
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Dirección de Atención Primaria, Area de Salud de León.
Díez Estrada
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García Jimeno
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González Alvarez
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D000328:Adult; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Exploración de algunos factores que influyen en la frecuentación a urgencias del hospital y su ingreso.