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There is a roll call every hour and parents are immediately advised about nonattendance.
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Targeted strategies should be implemented and evaluated using these results to reduce waiting time, doctor shopping, and ultimately nonattendance.
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Results: Lack of time because of work or childcare was the most common reason for nonattendance at a screening program.
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Conclusions: This is the largest study of nonattendance at outpatient clinics and the first such study carried out in Asia.
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For diabetic patients, nonattendance can affect continuity of care and result in higher emergency department (ED) and hospital use.
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We examined the independent associations between waiting time, doctor shopping, and nonattendance in specialist outpatient clinics of 4 large public hospitals in Hong Kong.
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Nonattendance also impacts appointment scheduling, patient access, and clinic work load.
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Objective: Nonattendance is a major health services research and management issue that has received little attention or systematic study in Asia.