Parental mental and pain-related health and pediatric ambulatory care sensitive emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the types of parental psychiatric and pain-related (PR) conditions that are associated with inadequate management of children's health and medical needs.

Data sources

The 1997-1998 Thomson/Medstat MarketScan claims and administrative dataset.

Study design

A cross-sectional study that assessed the associations between parents' claims for psychiatric and PR conditions, and their children's well-child care as well as emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for conditions that can be treated effectively in outpatient settings (ambulatory care sensitive [ACS] conditions).

Data extraction methods

Claims were extracted for 258,313 children of ages 0-17 years and their parents, who had insurance coverage for a full 2-year period.<

SUBMITTER: Logan JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442379 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature