Examining Associations Between Neighborhood-Level Social Vulnerability and Care for Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aim to investigate the impact of neighborhood-level social vulnerability on otolaryngology care for children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

A tertiary children's hospital.

Methods

Children aged 2 to 17 years with SDB were included. Residential addresses were geocoded with geographic information systems, and spatial overlays were used to assign census tract-level social vulnerability index (SVI) scores to each participant. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate associations of neighborhood SVI scores and individual factors with attendance of otolaryngology referral appointment and interventions.

Results

The study included 397 patients (mean ± SD age,

SUBMITTER: Yan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531179 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature