Table 3.
Relation between reasons for missing clinic appointments and hospital admissions and readmissions.
| Hospital admission in the past year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Combined | ||
| Have you missed an appointment for any reason | No | Yes |
| No admission | 66 (57.9%) | 189 (45.3%) |
| Admission | 48 (42.1%) | 228 (54.7%) |
| P-value | 0.02 | |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.66 (1.07–2.58) | |
| Adults | ||
| Have you missed an appointment for any reason | No | Yes |
| No admission | 11 (57.9%) | 55 (30.2%) |
| Admission | 8 (42.1%) | 127 (69.8%) |
| P-value | 0.02 | |
| OR (95% CI) | 3.15 (1.09–9.57) | |
| Childrena | ||
| Have you missed an appointment for any reason | No | Yes |
| No admission | 55 (57.9%) | 134 (57%) |
| Admission | 40 (42.1%) | 101 (43%) |
| P-value | 0.903 | |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.04 (0.62–1.73) | |
| Readmission in the past year | ||
| Combined | ||
| Have you missed an appointment for any reason | No | Yes |
| No readmission | 105 (92.1%) | 339 (81.3%) |
| Readmission | 9 (7.9%) | 78 (18.7%) |
| P-value | 0.004 | |
| OR (95% CI) | 2.68 (1.28–6.29) | |
| Adults | ||
| Have you missed an appointment for any reason | No | Yes |
| No readmission | 18 (94.7%) | 125 (68.7%) |
| Readmission | 1 (5.3%) | 57 (31.3%) |
| P-value | 0.016 | |
| OR (95% CI) | 8.16 (1.23–347.37) | |
| Childrena | ||
| Have you missed an appointment for any reason | No | Yes |
| No readmission | 87 (91.6%) | 214 (91.1%) |
| Readmission | 8 (8.4%) | 21 (8.9%) |
| P-value | 1 | |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.07 (0.43–2.90) | |
a
Caregivers were asked to report for their children under 18 years.