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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emergency departments: the impact of attributing a general practitioner
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With an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, people are experiencing more
emergency episodes. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) will be, by 2020, the
third leading cause of death and its acute exacerbations will pose major challenges on primary
and secondary health care management. This study uses a database comprising all emergency
admissions between 2014 and 2015. A probit model is estimated to assess the impact of
different factors on the probability of being a frequent user. Results show it increases (within
COPD patients) for men, with 80+ years of age and an assigned General Practitioner. These
patients are vulnerable and will need timely access to health care. Accordingly, the creation of
health policies, such as the attribution of a general practitioner to these patients, is of crucial
importance.
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COPD General practitioner Frequent users