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Low-Acuity Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization: Caregiver Motivations.

Lisa ZiemnikNoah ParkerKyra BufiKristen WatersJacob AlmedaAdrienne Stolfi
Published in: Pediatric emergency care (2024)
This study highlights 3 key findings. An immediate desire for care plays a key role in caregiver decision making for low-acuity visits. There is potential socioeconomic and racial bias in where care is recommended that needs to be further explored in this region. Cross community interventions that target key reasons for seeking low-acuity care have the highest likelihood of impacting the use of the ED for low-acuity conditions.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • decision making
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • affordable care act
  • climate change
  • young adults
  • chronic pain
  • human health