CORRELATES OF EMERGENCY ROOM UTILIZATION IN THE 1ST YEAR OF LIFE

被引：42

作者：

FEIGELMAN, S ^{[1
]}

DUGGAN, AK ^{[1
]}

BAZELL, CM ^{[1
]}

BAUMGARDNER, RA ^{[1
]}

MELLITS, ED ^{[1
]}

DEANGELIS, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV HOSP,BALTIMORE,MD 21205

来源：

CLINICAL PEDIATRICS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1177/000992289002901204

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

We conducted a case-control study to examine the correlates of emergency room use in the first year of life, particularly the role of parental health beliefs, among the families of inner-city children enrolled in a hospital-based primary care program. Data were collected by structured interviews and by medical record review. Emergency room users were more likely to have single mothers and to have acute, recurrent medical conditions than were non-users. Health beliefs differed between groups by maternal report of worry about the kinds of illnesses that her child acquires. Emergency room use was predicted by: maternal marital status, maternal worry and concern that illness interferes with her child's activity, acute recurrent illnesses, hospitalization. This model may be applicable to other populations in designing intervention strategies to modify emergency room utilization.

引用

页码：698 / 705

页数：8

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