Running Head: FREQUENT USE OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SAUDI PUBLIC 1 HOSPITAL: IMPLICATION FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES FREQUENT USE OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SAUDI PUBLIC HOSPITAL: IMPLICATION FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES5 Frequent Use of Emergency Departments in Saudi Public Hospitals: Implications for Primary Health Care ServicesStudent’s Name:Institution Affiliation: Saudi Arabia faces a wide range of chronic conditions burden. Regardless of the increased numbers of the primary health care centers (PHCCs) as per the current evidence from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, however limited. The current evidence asserts that utilization, as well as the access of PHCCs, which is crucial for the provision of intervention services, remains unequally distributed while the rural region is having poor access and utilization of the primary care services. There is limited evidence from Saudi Arabia, highlighting the barriers and facilitators influencing the access of and utilization of the “primary health care." There is frequent utilization of the emergency department in Saudi public hospitals. Frequent users are individuals who make numerous visits to the emergency department (ED) for a given period. However, there is a lack of census that defines the frequent users of ED services or care. Frequent users can account for a smaller portion of emergency department users but account for a large number of the visits. Such a population displays characteristics such as low socioeconomic status with mental as well as physical health issues (Alghanim, & Alomar, 2015). Frequent use of ED can result in overcrowding of the facilities leading to a low quality of care. Despite the presence of literature, there is no specific literature review that has been published yet concerning the statistical tools used for the examination of ED frequent users. Thus the goal of the research is to come up with a list of statistical tools applied in variable associated with the regular use or explaining the risk of becoming the frequent user. Also, the study will expound on factors affecting facilitation and utilization of PHCCs in both rural and the urban region of Riyadh province of the KSA For the research, Riyadh province will be the target site for the study. Based on the population density of both urban and rural area Of Riyadh will be identified, and the five regions with the highest and lowest “population density” will be picked. The two areas will be picked as they will meet the sample size. We will also perform a scoping review through the five-stage methodology framework. We searched sites such as Scopus, CINAHL, PubMed database using the search strategies redesigned by the expert or specialist, more so, out f of 4564 potential abstracts, we will pick about 112 journals or articles founded on the defined criteria and also presented in the content analysis. The method of data collection would be through survey and the use of public health surveillance in ...