Socioeconomic inequality in telephone triage on triage response, hospitalization and 30-day mortality. (9th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gamst-Jensen, Hejdi; Jensen, Andrea Nedergaard; Christensen, Erika Frischknecht; Lippert, Freddy; Brabrand, Mikkel; Egerod, Ingrid; Thygesen, Lau C; Tolstrup, Janne S; Huibers, Linda
• Is Part Of: European journal of public health. Volume 31:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 703
• Page End: 705
• Publication Date: 2021-01-09
• Subjects: Epidemiology -- Europe -- Periodicals; Public health -- Europe -- Periodicals; 362.109405
• DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa242
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1101-1262

Abstract

Abstract: We investigated socioeconomic inequality (measured by the indicators highest attained education level and household income) in telephone triage on triage response (face-to-face contact), hospitalization and 30-day mortality among Danish citizens calling the medical helpline 1813 between 23 January and 9 February 2017. The analysis included 6869 adult callers from a larger prospective cohort study and showed that callers with low socioeconomic status (SES) were less often triaged to a face-to-face contact and had higher 30-day mortality than callers with high SES.