ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF BOARDING TIME IN YELLOW ZONE PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
ABSTRACT: Patient’s visits to
the emergency room increase in number every year. The increasing number of
hospital visits is directly associated with the increasing number of patients
who wait in the emergency department. The yellow zone is a part of the
emergency room that has become a place for the most increased patients to
enter. This situation causes boarding time patient longer than usual. The aim of
this research was to analyse the various factors that have been associated with
boarding time in the yellow zone emergency department. Methods: This research
was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional approach. The number
of samples was 78 respondents who were recruited with a non-probability
sampling technique. The univariate and bivariate analysis was utilized to test
the relationship between the variables. A further statistical test was
conducted with linear regression to understand the most dominant factor.
Results: The results showed a significant relationship between transfer time,
laboratory turnaround time, diagnostic time, time arrival, insurance coverage,
ratio nurse and patient and boarding time. Furthermore, multivariate analysis
with linear regression showed a significant association between transfer time,
laboratory turns around, and the ratio of nurses to patients with the boarding
time. Conclusions: The findings from this study show that patient boarding time
in the yellow zone should consider several factors. This research provides the
output of the initial data as one of the basic considerations for service
management and team minimum service standards in hospitals.
KEYWORDS: boarding time,
emergency department, yellow zone
Author: Ahsan, Fitrio
Deviantony, Setyoadi
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170076
