Verbov J
Department of Dermatology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
J R Soc Med. 1992 May;85(5):277-8.
Failure to keep outpatient appointments is common at all clinics and various explanations may be offered. One hundred attending patients who had failed to keep their previous dermatology clinic appointment were asked the reason for their non-attendance. Many and varied reasons were given but illness (28%), and problems related to appointments (33%) were prominent. They were also asked how they had obtained a further appointment. Stricter follow-up of non-attenders by the hospital including informing the GP, and subsequent GP action if necessary, may improve attendance figures.
在所有诊所,未能按时赴门诊预约的情况都很常见,对此可能会有各种各样的解释。一百名未能按时赴上次皮肤科门诊预约的就诊患者被问及未就诊的原因。他们给出了许多不同的原因,但疾病(28%)和与预约相关的问题(33%)最为突出。他们还被问及是如何再次预约的。医院对未按时就诊者进行更严格的随访,包括通知全科医生,并在必要时让全科医生采取后续行动,可能会提高就诊率。