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Relationship between presence of a reported medical home and emergency department use among children with asthma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20442339     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined data from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs to assess the relationship among children with asthma between a reported medical home and emergency department (ED) use. The authors used 21 questions to measure 6 medical home components: personal doctor/nurse, family-centered, compassionate, culturally effective and comprehensive care, and effective care coordination. Weighted zero-inflated Poisson regression analyses assessed the independent effects of having a medical home on annual number of child ED visits while controlling for child and parental characteristics, and the differential likelihood of securing a medical home. Nearly half (49.9%) of asthmatic children had a medical home. Receiving primary care in a medical home was associated with fewer ED visits (incidence rate ratio = 0.93; 95% confidence interval = 0.89-0.97). A medical home in which physicians and parents share responsibility for ensuring that children have access to needed services may improve child and family outcomes for children with asthma.
Authors:
Abdoulaye Diedhiou; Janice C Probst; James W Hardin; Amy B Martin; Sudha Xirasagar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical care research and review : MCRR     Volume:  67     ISSN:  1552-6801     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Care Res Rev     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9506850     Medline TA:  Med Care Res Rev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  450-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
South Carolina Public Health Consortium, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Suite 309, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. diedhiou@mailbox.sc.edu
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