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Objective: Hyper-attendance is a significant problem in paediatric primary care clinics. The aim of our study was to analyse the level of attendance in these clinics and its relationship with certain psychosocial aspects of the families attending them. Patients and methods: Observational descriptive study was conducted using questionnaires collected during a period of 6 months, as well as recording the frequency of attendance in the previous 6 months. A total of 346 questionnaires of children between 6 months and 13 years of age belonging to 2 urban primary care clinics in Madrid were completed. The raw data was analysed, and comparisons between groups and multivariate analysis were performed. Results: The mean number of consultations in the last 6 months, of the total included in the study, was 3.06 in the primary care centre, and 0.77 in the emergency services. It was considered over-frequent for those who had attended the primary care health centre 6 or more times in this period (>P90), of which there were 33 children (9.53%). In the multivariate analysis, the variables related to being frequent users of primary care clinics were: the presence of high level of anxiety in the parents (OR = 5.50; 95% CI: 2.49–12.17, P p90), que fueron 33 niños (9,53%). En el análisis multivariante, las variables relacionadas con ser hiperfrecuentador en las consultas del centro de salud fueron la presencia de elevado nivel de ansiedad en los padres (OR = 5,50; IC 95%: 2,49-12,17; p |
