Apart from the Medical Complaints, Why do Patients Use Emergency Medical Services? Results of a Patient Survey.

Silke PiedmontAnna Katharina ReinholdJens-Oliver BockJanett RothhardtEnno SwartBernt-Peter Robra

Published in: Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) (2021)

The study identified a bundle of reasons leading to EMS use apart from medical complaints. Attempts for needs-oriented EMS use should essentially include optimization of the health care and social support system and measures to reduce patients' insecurity.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
social support
emergency medical
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
depressive symptoms
peritoneal dialysis
primary care
patient reported outcomes
social media