Research Article
Health Status of Nonemergency Patients in the Emergency Department Using the EQ-5D
Table 1
Basic information of respondents.
| Variable | Number | Composition ratio (%) |
| Sex | Male | 271 | 49.72 | Female | 274 | 50.28 |
| Age (years) | ≤18 | 152 | 27.89 | 19–44 | 217 | 39.82 | 45–65 | 123 | 22.57 | >65 | 53 | 9.72 |
| Ethnicity | Han | 514 | 94.31 | Ethnic minority | 31 | 5.69 |
| Employment status | Employed | 219 | 40.18 | Other (retired, unemployed, student) | 326 | 59.82 |
| Education | High school or lower | 338 | 62.02 | College or higher | 207 | 37.98 |
| Marital | Married | 271 | 49.72 | Other | 274 | 50.28 |
| Income (RMB per month) | ≤1800 | 111 | 20.37 | 1801–5000 | 211 | 38.72 | 500–8000 | 88 | 16.15 | >8000 | 135 | 24.77 |
| Medical insurance | Uninsured | 46 | 8.44 | One kind of insurance | 421 | 77.25 | Two or more kinds of insurance | 78 | 14.31 |
| Living situation | Living alone | 65 | 11.93 | Live with others | 480 | 88.07 |
| Distance to ED | 15 min | 60 | 11.01 | 15–30 min | 156 | 28.62 | >30 min | 329 | 60.37 |
| Nearest health service | Clinic/pharmacy | 153 | 28.07 | Community hospital | 198 | 36.33 | District/municipal general hospital | 153 | 28.07 | Provincial hospital | 41 | 7.52 |
| Distance to nearest health service | 15 min | 266 | 48.81 | 15–30 min | 166 | 30.46 | >30 min | 113 | 20.73 |
| Travel mode | Walking | 43 | 7.89 | Bus/subway | 163 | 29.91 | Taxi | 143 | 26.24 | Private car | 177 | 32.48 | Ambulance | 19 | 3.49 |
| Seek medical advice nearby | No | 56 | 10.28 | Not sure | 263 | 48.26 | Yes | 226 | 41.47 |
| Do nearby institutions meet needs? | No | 100 | 18.35 | Partly | 367 | 67.34 | Yes | 78 | 14.31 |
| Illness duration | <1 day | 244 | 44.77 | 1-2 days | 67 | 12.29 | >3 days | 234 | 42.94 |
| Presence of chronic disease | No chronic disease | 422 | 77.43 | One or more chronic diseases | 123 | 22.57 |
| Self-assessment of urgency | Nonemergency (0–60) | 186 | 34.13 | Emergency (61–80) | 241 | 44.22 | Critical (81–100) | 118 | 21.65 |
| Total | | 545 | 100.00 |
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