Open AccessCorrelation between crowdedness in emergency departments and anxiety in Chinese patients
Author(s) -
Shuang Wang,
Jinyang Gao,
Xiang Li,
Yu Wu,
Xiaoxia Huo,
Chao-Xia Han,
Meng-Jie Kang,
Hong Sun,
Bao-lan Ge,
Yu Liu,
Ying-Qing Liu,
Jianping Zhou,
Zhen Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i13.2802
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , overcrowding , emergency department , population , psychiatry , environmental health , economics , economic growth
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a severe health care concern, while anxiety and depression rates among ED patients have been reported to be substantially higher compared to the general population. We hypothesized that anxiety due to over crowdedness may lead to adverse events in EDs.