DOI: 10.36347/SASJM.2019.v05i09.001

Pages: 128-134

Aim: In this study, the patient profile of an emergency service and the reasons for not preferring family medicine units for existing diseases of the patients will be evaluated and a projection will be developed for future health services planning. Material and Methods: The study was carried out as a prospective cross-sectional survey with the patients who applied to the emergency policlinic of Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital between 01.03.2018 and 01.04.2018 for any reason. The patients were categorized as patients who applied to the family physician before and did not apply and the differences were determined. Chi-square and Fisher's reality tests were used to compare the data. The level of statistical significance was evaluated as p<0.05. Results: Most of the patients were between 18-34 years of age and 59.9% of the patients were male. The patients were mostly married (51.6%) and most of them was high school graduate (36.5%). The income level of the patients was between 1501-3000 TL (49.5%). It was determined that for the 23.7% of the patients, emergency polyclinic was the first place of application. 19% of the patients were aware that their condition was not urgent. 17.7% of the patients did not know their family physicians. The frequency of referral to a family physician was found to be low in 18-34 years of age (p<0.05). Gender, economic status, occupational status did not change the frequency of referral to family physician (p>0.05). Married individuals, individuals with low levels of education, and family physicians were more likely to apply (p<0.05).