Public Beliefs About Accessibility and Quality of Emergency Departments in Germany.

Background: It is well established that emergency department (ED) crowding leads to worse health outcomes. Although various patient surveys provide information about reasons to visit EDs, less is known in terms of beliefs about EDs among the general population. This study examines public beliefs regarding accessibility and quality of EDs and their associations with social characteristics (gender, age, education, immigration background) as well as knowledge about emergency care services and health literacy.

Variations in the intended utilization of emergency care in case of gastrointestinal diseases.

Frequent utilization of emergency care and overcrowded emergency departments (EDs) are highly relevant topics due to their harmful consequences for patients and staff. The present study examines variations of intended health care use in urgent and non-urgent cases among the general population. In a cross-sectional telephone survey, a sample of N = 1,204 adults residing in Hamburg, Germany, was randomly drawn.

Perceived treatment urgency of common mental disorders in the German population.

Perceived treatment urgency of mental disorders are important as they determine utilization of health care. The aim was to analyze variations in perceived treatment urgency in cases of psychosis (adolescents), alcoholism (adults), and depression (older adults) with two levels of severity each by characteristics of the case and the respondents. A telephone survey (N = 1200) with vignettes describing cases of psychosis, alcoholism, and depression was conducted in Hamburg, Germany.

[Health literacy and commitment to a general practitioner in low-acuity patients of emergency departments: results of the PiNo observational study in Northern Germany].

Introduction: High utilization of emergency departments by low-acuity patients remains a major challenge for the health care system. Surveys of treatment urgency show that a considerable part of the emergency department population could also be cared for in the outpatient sector. Little is known about the contributing circumstances of non-utilization of outpatient care (despite indication).

Public perceptions of urgency of severe cases of COVID-19 and inflammatory gastrointestinal disease.

Background: There is evidence that perceived urgency of medical complaints is associated with emergency care utilization. Patients' perception of urgency can differ from physicians' assessment. This study explored public perceptions of urgency of severe cases of COVID-19 and inflammatory gastrointestinal disease and analyzed variations in perceptions of urgency by characteristics of the afflicted person in the vignettes and sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Intended healthcare utilisation in cases of severe COVID-19 and inflammatory gastrointestinal disease: results of a population survey with vignettes.

Objectives: To examine variations in intended healthcare utilisation in severe cases of COVID-19 and inflammatory gastrointestinal disease (IGD).

Design: Representative cross-sectional telephone survey.

Setting And Participants: 1207 randomly drawn adults of the city of Hamburg, Germany, between November 2020 and January 2021.

Public Knowledge About Emergency Care-Results of a Population Survey From Germany.

Knowledge and beliefs about health and health care are part of the general concept of health literacy. Studies demonstrated that large parts of the population report inadequate health literacy. There are only few studies specifically addressing public knowledge and beliefs about emergency care.

Liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure in infancy: a single center experience.

FHF is characterized by a high percentage of unknown causes leading to acute liver failure and furthermore by an increased morbidity and mortality prior to and post-Ltx. In different transplant centers, the reasons leading to FHF differ significantly as well as outcome. We report our single center experience with 30 pediatric patients receiving a liver transplant for FHF, out of a total of 83 children presenting with FHF.