Motives of patients presenting themselves independently at the emergency department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033059

Enrollment

1300

Registered

2023-11-16

Start date

2018-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Emergency patients

Interventions

Group 1: Collection of data through questionnaires from patients who independently visit the emergency department.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Internal medicine patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to communicate verbally in German; Lack of consent capacity; Severe visual impairments; Significant functional limitations; Illiteracy; Minority; Referral by emergency medical services

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Motivations of patients for independently visiting the emergency department	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Sociodemographic factors and diagnoses of patients who independently visit the emergency department.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarkus Wörnle

LMU Klinikum München

Markus.Woernle@med.uni-muenchen.de004989440052312

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026