Medication adherence and health care utilization in pediatric chronic illness: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Advanced understanding of modifiable predictors of health care use in pediatric chronic illness is critical to reducing health care costs. We examined the relationship between medication non-adherence and health care use in children and adolescents who have a chronic medical condition.

Methods

A systematic review of articles by using PubMed, PsycINFO, and CINAHL was conducted. Additional studies were identified by searching reference sections of relevant manuscripts. Studies that tested the relationship between medication non-adherence and health care use (ie, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, outpatient visits) or cost in children and adolescents (mean age ≤18 years) who have a chronic medical condition were included. Extraction of arti

SUBMITTER: McGrady ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3784296 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature