Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8790
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2329-8790
+44 1478 350008
Olamide Oyenubi
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,
111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland
Tanzania
Research Article
Factors that Predict Outpatient Department Utilization amongst Sickle Cell Disease Patients in the USA
Author(s): Olamide Oyenubi, Oyintayo Ajiboye, Sophie M Lanzkron and Robert BollingerOlamide Oyenubi, Oyintayo Ajiboye, Sophie M Lanzkron and Robert Bollinger
Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) frequently present in the emergency room due to various complications that may arise from their condition. Optimal healthcare for people with SCD utilizes outpatient department (OPD) diagnostic and preventive care services. This paper investigates the factors associated with OPD visits compared to Emergency department (ED) visits in patients with SCD. SCD-related OPD visits and ED visits were obtained from the openly available National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) and National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) data for the years 2009-2010. A total of 822,353 weighted visits by people with SCD were analyzed. Descriptive data include patient demographics, geographical location, and socioeconomic status associated with hospital OPD visits. Of the 812,366 weighted visits, 361,024 were made to the ED and 451,342 were made to .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-8790.1000273