Factors Associated with Emergency Department Visits and Consequent Hospitalization and Death in Korea Using a Population-Based National Health Databaseopen access
- Authors
- Park, Junhee; Yeo, Yohwan; Ji, Yonghoon; Kim, Bongseong; Han, Kyungdo; Cha, Wonchul; Son, Meonghi; Jeon, Hongjin; Park, Jaehyun; Shin, Dongwook
- Issue Date
- Jul-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- emergency department; emergency department visit; hospitalization; hospital death; sociodemographic; health behavior
- Citation
- HEALTHCARE, v.10, no.7
- Journal Title
- HEALTHCARE
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 7
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/43601
- DOI
- 10.3390/healthcare10071324
- ISSN
- 2227-9032
- Abstract
- We aim to investigate common diagnoses and risk factors for emergency department (ED) visits as well as those for hospitalization and death after ED visits. This study describes the clinical course of ED visits by using the 2014-2015 population data retrieved from the National Health Insurance Service. Sociodemographic, medical, and behavioral factors were analyzed through multiple logistic regression. Older people were more likely to be hospitalized or to die after an ED visit, but younger people showed a higher risk for ED visits. Females were at a higher risk for ED visits, but males were at a higher risk for ED-associated hospitalization and death. Individuals in the highest quartile of income had a lower risk of ED death relative to lowest income level individuals. Disabilities, comorbidities, and medical issues, including previous ED visits or prior hospitalizations, were risk factors for all ED-related outcomes. Unhealthy behaviors, including current smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, and not engaging in regular exercise, were also significantly associated with ED visits, hospitalization, and death. Common diagnoses and risk factors for ED visits and post-visit hospitalization and death found in this study provide a perspective from which to establish health polices for the emergency medical care system.
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