Characteristics of patients missing appointments
| Characteristic | Frequency (how many studies the characteristics were reported), n |
|---|---|
| Health-related factors | |
| Presence of mental health diagnosis | 5 5,8,10,21,31 |
| Presence of at least one physical health condition | 4 5,10,24,32 |
| Demographic-related factors | |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Minority/non-white patients | 8 23–25,27–28,31–32,34 |
| Low sociodemographic status/deprived areas | 5 21,24,26,33,36 |
| Poor education | 126 |
| Insurance status | |
| Medicaid or self-pay | 4 10,25,27,30 |
| Publicly funded insurance | 223–24 |
| Age | |
| Younger patients (<21 years) | 8 8,10,21,25,27–28,30–31,34 |
| Older patients (>75 years) | 210,33 |
| Patients aged 20–39 years | 131 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 3 28,31,33 |
| Male | 28,24 |
| Patient status | |
| Patients who have previously missed appointments | 3 8,29,35 |
| New patients | 130 |
| Type of appointment | |
| Appointment booked further away | 314,19,32 |
| Scheduled Well-child appointment | 223,36 |
| Live further away from appointment location | 136 |