Do general practice patients with and without appointment differ? Cross-sectional study.
Bernhard RiedlSimon KehrerChristoph U WernerAntonius SchneiderKlaus LindePublished in: BMC family practice (2018)
In this study, younger age and a high urgency rating by physicians were the variables most consistently associated with the likelihood of being a patient without appointment. Overall, differences between patients seeking general practices with a comprehensive appointment system without prior notice and patients with appointments were relatively minor.