Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin
Abstract Background Increasing sociocultural diversity has implications for emergency department (ED) care. Individuals with a migration context face challenges that can manifest as barriers in healthcare access and use. Therefore, our aim was to examine differences in healthcare delivery for and ut...
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| description | Abstract Background Increasing sociocultural diversity has implications for emergency department (ED) care. Individuals with a migration context face challenges that can manifest as barriers in healthcare access and use. Therefore, our aim was to examine differences in healthcare delivery for and utilization of ED patients in Germany regarding their migration context. Methods We utilized routine healthcare data from the INDEED project. Patient records from three EDs in Berlin, Germany, from 2016 were linked with associated outpatient treatment data spanning 2014 to 2017. Using an onomastic approach, patients were assigned to one of nine regions of origin (refers to “migration context”) based on their names in addition to citizenship. Demographic and clinical data were compared between patients with and without a presumed migration context. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the association of migration context on triage category, hospital admission, frequent ED use (more than two visits within one year), and the number of outpatient presentations, adjusting for sex, age in years and multimorbidity (more than three different diagnoses over three calendar quarters within four consecutive calendar quarters before the first ED visit). Results In total, 123 572 (49 003 (40.2%), 74 569 (59.8%) without presumed migration context) cases were examined. ED patients with a presumed migration context were younger and more often male than those without. Adjusted regression analyses demonstrated that the overall migration context was associated with a slightly higher likelihood of more urgent triage categorization (adjusted odds ratio: 1.03; 95%-confidence interval: 1.01–1.04), while it was also associated with fewer hospital admissions after the ED stay (adjusted odds ratio 0.92; 95%-confidence interval 0.90–0.96), being a frequent ED user (1.22; 1.15–1.30), and fewer contacts with outpatient healthcare services (exponentiated estimates 0.86; 0.85–0.86). Conclusion Our routine data analysis highlighted differences in healthcare pathways between ED patients with and without a presumed migration context in Germany. The likely complex and multifactorial reasons behind these disparities warrant further investigation, preferably by prospective studies. Understanding these factors can enhance the promotion of healthcare provision that is more sensitive to a diverse society. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6657d1f482464f19a5a8f5e80afa783f2025-08-20T03:16:56ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-02-0125111110.1186/s12889-025-22023-9Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in BerlinFreddy Irorutola0Anna Schneider1Katharina Verleger2Dana Abdel Fatah3Samipa Pudasaini4Antje Fischer-Rosinsky5Anna Slagman6Stephanie Roll7Thomas Keil8Martin Möckel9Liane Schenk10Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Emergency and Acute Medicine (CVK, CCM)Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation ScienceCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation ScienceHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration and Migration Research (BIM)Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Emergency and Acute Medicine (CVK, CCM)Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Emergency and Acute Medicine (CVK, CCM)Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Emergency and Acute Medicine (CVK, CCM)Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health EconomicsCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health EconomicsCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Emergency and Acute Medicine (CVK, CCM)Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation ScienceAbstract Background Increasing sociocultural diversity has implications for emergency department (ED) care. Individuals with a migration context face challenges that can manifest as barriers in healthcare access and use. Therefore, our aim was to examine differences in healthcare delivery for and utilization of ED patients in Germany regarding their migration context. Methods We utilized routine healthcare data from the INDEED project. Patient records from three EDs in Berlin, Germany, from 2016 were linked with associated outpatient treatment data spanning 2014 to 2017. Using an onomastic approach, patients were assigned to one of nine regions of origin (refers to “migration context”) based on their names in addition to citizenship. Demographic and clinical data were compared between patients with and without a presumed migration context. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the association of migration context on triage category, hospital admission, frequent ED use (more than two visits within one year), and the number of outpatient presentations, adjusting for sex, age in years and multimorbidity (more than three different diagnoses over three calendar quarters within four consecutive calendar quarters before the first ED visit). Results In total, 123 572 (49 003 (40.2%), 74 569 (59.8%) without presumed migration context) cases were examined. ED patients with a presumed migration context were younger and more often male than those without. Adjusted regression analyses demonstrated that the overall migration context was associated with a slightly higher likelihood of more urgent triage categorization (adjusted odds ratio: 1.03; 95%-confidence interval: 1.01–1.04), while it was also associated with fewer hospital admissions after the ED stay (adjusted odds ratio 0.92; 95%-confidence interval 0.90–0.96), being a frequent ED user (1.22; 1.15–1.30), and fewer contacts with outpatient healthcare services (exponentiated estimates 0.86; 0.85–0.86). Conclusion Our routine data analysis highlighted differences in healthcare pathways between ED patients with and without a presumed migration context in Germany. The likely complex and multifactorial reasons behind these disparities warrant further investigation, preferably by prospective studies. Understanding these factors can enhance the promotion of healthcare provision that is more sensitive to a diverse society.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22023-9 |
| spellingShingle | Freddy Irorutola Anna Schneider Katharina Verleger Dana Abdel Fatah Samipa Pudasaini Antje Fischer-Rosinsky Anna Slagman Stephanie Roll Thomas Keil Martin Möckel Liane Schenk Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin BMC Public Health |
| title | Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin |
| title_full | Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin |
| title_fullStr | Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin |
| title_short | Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin |
| title_sort | migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in and outpatient healthcare utilization analysis of three indeed study centers in berlin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22023-9 |
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