The way back home: The invisible burden of the emergency healthcare services

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dc.authoridBogan, Mustafa/0000-0002-3238-1827en_US
dc.authoridDemirel, Mustafa Enes/0000-0001-5187-5737en_US
dc.authorscopusid57220870585en_US
dc.authorscopusid59097483500en_US
dc.authorscopusid57196003969en_US
dc.contributor.authorDemirel, Mustafa Enes
dc.contributor.authorOzcelik, Aysenur
dc.contributor.authorBogan, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorKatipoglu, Burak
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-23T16:04:02Z
dc.date.available2024-08-23T16:04:02Z
dc.date.issued2024en_US
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAmbulance services around the world vary according to regional, cultural and socioeconomic conditions. Many countries apply different health policies locally. In Turkey, transportation from hospital to home has started to form an important part of ambulance services in recent years. The increase in the number of patients whose treatment has been completed and waiting to be referred may hinder the work of the emergency services. The aim of this study was to examine the costs, indications, and impact on workload of patients sent home by ambulance. Patients were divided into two groups according to the reasons for referral. The distance to home, transport time and cost were calculated according to the reasons for transport. Patients who were transferred to other clinics or hospitals by ambulance were excluded from the study. The findings showed that the hospital-to-home transfer rate during the study period was 11.4%. Although 9.7% of all cases transferred from our hospital to home were due to social indications, these cases accounted for 16.26% of the total costs. These results suggest that providing home transport services to selected patient groups for medical reasons should be seen as part of the treatment. However, the indications for home transport should not be exceeded and an additional burden should not be placed on the fragile health service.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0298933
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid38718079en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85192615165en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298933
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/14025
dc.identifier.volume19en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001245054500045en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPlos Oneen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleThe way back home: The invisible burden of the emergency healthcare servicesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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