Sentences with phrase «nonemergency visits»

These data were extracted from their comprehensive health care records to determine the average rate per year of nonemergency visits (i.e., primary and specialty outpatient care), ER visits, and hospitalizations.

The hierarchical regressions were significant for nonemergency visits [final adj. R2 =.15, F (12, 237) = 4.66, p <.01], ER visits [adj. R2 =.15, F (12, 237) = 4.72, p <.01], ear infections [adj. R2 =.05, F (12, 237) = 2.07, p <.01], and acute respiratory illnesses [adj. R2 =.08, F (12, 237) = 2.84, p <.01], such that these full regression models accounted for a significant proportion of the variance in children's health care usage.

However, in contrast to what we expected, these children also had lower rates of nonemergency visits.

Mothers from lower income families were less likely to learn about the importance of regular nonemergency visits to health care providers from their own childhood experiences.

Not exact matches

The authors point out that the eight states that have implemented copayments for nonemergency ED visits saw no reduction in ED visits by Medicaid patients relative to states that did not implement such copayments.

Although a goal of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was to provide Medicaid patients with a source of nonemergency care outside of hospital emergency departments (EDs), researchers suggest that these newly enrolled patients will likely continue to look to EDs for treatment of chronic diseases and other nonemergency issues, despite state attempts to impose fees on ED visits.

Contrary to expectations, parental structure was not associated with the rate of use of nonemergency care, ER visits, or hospitalization.

In addition, use of behavioral control by parents predicted lower rates of both nonemergency care and ER visits, as well as fewer diagnosed respiratory illnesses.

There were also significant effects of behavioral control on children's rate of nonemergency service use and ER visits.

Greater behavioral control by parents predicted lower rates of both nonemergency care and ER visits.

Although this finding was not consistent with our predictions, it may suggest that at least during early childhood, the greater use of behavioral control may have a protective effect on health, resulting in lower rates of ambulatory care (i.e., nonemergency care and ER visits).

Hierarchical multiple regressions were performed for nonemergency services, ER visits, ear infections, and acute respiratory illnesses, as they were continuous outcome variables.

These included higher rates of visits for nonemergency care and decreased rates of emergency care and hospitalizations.

Under conditions of highly supportive parenting, children whose parents had experienced lower socioeconomic conditions received higher rates of outpatient nonemergency care, including more visits for treatment of ear infections.

Greater control decreased children's rates of both nonemergency care and ER visits (β = −.17, p <.01 and β = −.24, p <.01, respectively).