Neighbourhood socioeconomic conditions and emergency admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in children: a longitudinal ecological analysis in England, 2012-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are those for which hospital admission could be prevented by interventions in primary care. Children living in socioeconomic disadvantage have higher rates of emergency admissions for ACSCs than their more affluent counterparts. Emergency admissions for ACSCs have been increasing, but few studies have assessed how changing socioeconomic conditions (SECs) have impacted this. This study investigates the association between local SECs and emergency ACS hospital admissions in children in England.

Methods

We examined longitudinal trends in emergency admission rates for ACSCs and investigate the association between local SECs and these admissions in children over time in England, using time-varying neighbourhood unemployment

SUBMITTER: Franklin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749807 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature