Racial/Ethnic Variation in Use of Ambulatory and Emergency Care for Atopic Dermatitis among US Children.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies indicate racial/ethnic differences in health care utilization for pediatric atopic dermatitis (AD), but do not account for disease severity impact. We sought to examine the relationship between race/ethnicity and health care utilization, both overall and by specific visit type, while accounting for AD control. A longitudinal cohort study of children with AD in the United States was performed to evaluate the association between race/ethnicity and health care utilization for AD. AD control and health care utilization were assessed biannually. Our study included 7,522 children (34.2% white, 54.2% black, and 11.5% Hispanic) who were followed for a median of 4 years (interquartile range 0.9-8.4 years). After adjusting for sociodemographic and other factors, black and Hispanic c

SUBMITTER: Wan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8320361 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature