Associations of neighborhood social vulnerability with emergency department visits and readmissions among infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterize associations of the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) with medically attended acute respiratory illness among infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

Study design

Retrospective cohort of 378 preterm infants with BPD from a single center. Multivariable logistic regression quantified associations of SVI with medically attended acute respiratory illness, defined as emergency department (ED) visits or hospital readmissions within a year after first hospital discharge. Mediation analysis quantified the extent to which differences in SVI may explain known Black-White disparities in medically attended acute respiratory illness.

Results

SVI was associated with medically attended respiratory illness (per SVI standard deviation increment, aO

SUBMITTER: Nelin TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10864938 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature