Risk Assessment of Qafati et al for Nonadherence with the 6-Week Postpartum Visit

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Qafati et al identified factors associated with nonadherence with the 6-week postpartum visit. This can help to identify a patient who may require greater efforts for follow-up. The authors are from Oakland University and Beaumont Hospital in Michigan.

Patient selection: woman postpartum

Factors associated with nonadherence:

(1) Medicaid health insurance

(2) prenatal care initiated >= 14 weeks gestation

(3) maternal age < 24 years

Factors associated with adherence:

(1) marital status married

(2) primiparity

Parameter	Finding	Points
age at delivery	< 24 years	2
	>= 24 years	0
parity	primiparous	0
	multiparous	2
insurance	Medicaid	1
	private	0
gestational age first visit	< 14 weeks	0
	>= 14 weeks	1

total score =

= SUM(points for all of the parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 6

• The higher the score the greater the risk of nonadherence.

Performance:

• The area under the ROC curve is 0.69.

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Risk Assessment of Qafati et al for Nonadherence with the 6-Week Postpartum Visit

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