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<journal-id>2697-3650</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Minerva]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Minerva]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2697-3650</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[AutanaBooks, con el apoyo institucional de la Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica "Antonio José de Sucre", UNEXPO, Vicerrectorado Puerto Ordaz. Venezuela]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2697-36502024000200052</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47460/minerva.v5i14.163</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores determinantes de la inasistencia a las citas médicas: un enfoque mixto]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Determinant factors of non-attendance to medical Appointments: a mixed- methods approach]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zambrano Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wilson Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Macías Quiroz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Divina Monserrate]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zambrano Cevallos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Shaileen Mariela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Milagro  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Milagro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Milagro  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Milagro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Portoviejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portoviejo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Portoviejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portoviejo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<numero>14</numero>
<fpage>52</fpage>
<lpage>62</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2697-36502024000200052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2697-36502024000200052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2697-36502024000200052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este estudio analiza los factores determinantes de inasistencia a citas médicas a través de un enfoque mixto. Se realizó una encuesta a 200 pacientes y se complementó con entrevistas semiestructuradas para profundizar en las razones detrás del absentismo. Los resultados del análisis de regresión logística mostraron que los problemas de transporte y los largos tiempos de espera para obtener citas son los principales factores que influyen en la inasistencia. Variables como edad, sexo, olvido de la cita, motivos laborales, disgusto con la atención médica, mejora en el estado de salud y nivel de educación no resultaron ser predictores significativos. Las limitaciones del estudio incluyen el tamaño reducido de la muestra y la falta de consideración de los pacientes por tipo de tratamiento. Se propone como futura línea de investigación la ampliación del tamaño de la muestra y la realización de estudios longitudinales para evaluar la efectividad de las intervenciones específicas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract.- This study analyzes the determinant factors of non-attendance to medical appointments through a mixed-methods approach. A survey was conducted with 200 patients, supplemented by semi- structured interviews to delve deeper into the reasons behind absenteeism. The logistic regression analysis results showed that transportation problems and long waiting times for appointments are the main factors influencing non-attendance. Variables such as age, gender, forgetting the appointment, work-related reasons, dissatisfaction with medical care, improvement in health status, and education level were not significant predictors. The study's limitations include the small sample size and the lack of consideration of patients by treatment type. Future research should focus on increasing the sample size and conducting longitudinal studies to evaluate the effectiveness of specific interventions.]]></p></abstract>
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