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| Title of Article |
PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES UTILIZATION FOR CRITICAL PATIENTS AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN THAILAND |
| Date of Acceptance |
1 August 2021 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
JOURNAL OF SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY |
| Standard |
SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY |
| ISBN/ISSN |
ISSN: 0258-2724 |
| Volume |
5 |
| Issue |
56 |
| Month |
สิงหาคม |
| Year of Publication |
2021 |
| Page |
515 |
| Abstract |
This research aimed to determine the situations and factors associated with prehospital emergency
medical services (EMS) utilization for critical patients in Thailand. This cross-sectional study used the
data of a survey conducted by the Information Technology for Emergency Medical System (ITEMS) of
the National Institute of Emergency Medicine, Thailand. The survey collected the data among 1,145
participants using a structured questionnaire. The generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) was used to
identify the factors associated with prehospital EMS utilization among critical patients when controlling
the effects of covariates presenting adjusted OR and 95% confidence interval. Among 1,145 critical
patients, 33.71 % reported using the prehospital EMS of the emergency medical system. Factors that were
associated with prehospital EMS use had a high level of knowledge on prehospital EMS (adj. OR = 6.49;
95%CI: 3.78-11.12), high level of trust in quality and safety of prehospital EMS (adj. OR = 4.72; 95%CI:
3.50-6.36), low-moderate severity of perceived illness (adj. OR= 3.71; 95%CI: 2.54-5.42), critical
condition occurred at workplace/building (adj. OR=3.57; 95%CI: 2.33-5.47), at home/residential building
(adj. OR = 2.21; 95%CI: 1.37-3.58), had adequate services in the area (adj. OR= 1.94; 95%CI: 1.45-2.60),
finished at least secondary school (adj. OR= 1.62; 95%CI: 1.11-2.37), less than 15km distance between
scene and EMS service site (adj. OR= 1.47; 95%CI: 1.10-1.98), and were very satisfied with services
(adj. OR = 1.15; 95%CI: 1.08-1.22) from the reasons mentioned. |
| Keyword |
Prehospital Emergency, Emergency Medical Services, Critical Patients, Thailand |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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true |
| Part of thesis |
false |
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