BACKGROUND: Emergency departments (EDs) are critical to the management of acute
illness and injury, and the provision of health system access. However, EDs have become …

BACKGROUND: Factors that drive the use of urgent healthcare among people with chronic
physical illness (ie long term conditions—LTCs) are poorly understood. We conducted a …

Chronic respiratory diseases, mainly asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), affect the lives of people by limiting their activities in various aspects. Overcrowding …

Background Little is known about patients who frequently visit the emergency department
(ED) for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). We aimed …

Objective We aimed to explore how patients with long-term conditions choose between
available healthcare options during a health crisis. Methods Patients in North-West England …

Objectives Little is known about the recent status of acute exacerbation of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in the US emergency department (ED). This study …

Unscheduled care (UC) refers to non‐routine face‐to‐face care, such as accident and
emergency care, out‐of‐hours care, or walk‐in centres. Current health service policy aims to …

Rationale: Several chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) studies have evaluated
risk factors for emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations, and found insufficient …

BACKGROUND Exacerbations in chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are sensitive to
seasonal variations in exposure to respiratory infectious agents and allergens and patient …

To determine if a delay in presentation to the emergency department (ED) after the onset of
symptoms of an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) …