Association of Socioeconomic Status With Postdischarge Pediatric Resource Use and Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Socioeconomic factors may impact healthcare resource use and health-related quality of life, but their association with postcritical illness outcomes is unknown. This study examines the associations between socioeconomic status, resource use, and health-related quality of life in a cohort of children recovering from acute respiratory failure.

Design

Secondary analysis of data from the Randomized Evaluation of Sedation Titration for Respiratory Failure clinical trial.

Setting

Thirty-one PICUs.

Patients

Children with acute respiratory failure enrolled whose parent/guardians consented for follow-up.

Measurements and main results

Resource use included in-home care, number of healthcare providers, prescribed medications, home medical equipment, eme

SUBMITTER: Kachmar AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810731 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature