Racial/Ethnic Differences in Emergency Department Utilization and Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous work has demonstrated racial/ethnic differences in emergency department (ED) utilization, but less is known about racial/ethnic differences in the experience of care received during an ED visit.

Objective

To examine differences in self-reported healthcare utilization and experiences with ED care by patients' race/ethnicity.

Design

Adult ED patients discharged to community (DTC) were surveyed (response rate: 20.25%) using the Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) DTC Survey. Linear regression was used to estimate case-mix-adjusted differences in patient experience between racial/ethnic groups.

Participants

3122 survey respondents who were discharged from the EDs of 50 hospitals nationwide January-March 2016.

Main measures

SUBMITTER: Parast L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021298 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature