Mental Health Conditions and Medical and Surgical Hospital Utilization

Mental health conditions are prevalent among children hospitalized for medical conditions and surgical procedures, but little is known about their influence on hospital resource use. The objectives of this study were to examine how hospitalization characteristics vary by presence of a comorbid mental health condition and estimate the association of a comorbid mental health condition with hospital length of stay (LOS) and costs. Using the 2012 Kids' Inpatient Database, we conducted a retrospective, nationally representative, cross-sectional study of 670 161 hospitalizations for 10 common medica... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Doupnik, Stephanie K
Lawlor, John
Zima, Bonnie T
Coker, Tumaini R
Bardach, Naomi S
Hall, Matt
Berry, Jay G
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Reihe/Periodikum: Pediatrics, vol 138, iss 6
Verlag/Hrsg.: eScholarship
University of California
Schlagwörter: Health Services / Patient Safety / Mental Health / Clinical Research / Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities / Good Health and Well Being / Adolescent / Age Factors / Child / Preschool / Chronic Disease / Comorbidity / Cost-Benefit Analysis / Cross-Sectional Studies / Databases / Factual / Female / General Surgery / Hospital Costs / Hospital Units / Hospitalization / Hospitals / Pediatric / Humans / Internal Medicine / Length of Stay / Male / Mental Disorders / Netherlands / Retrospective Studies / Risk Assessment / Sex Factors / Treatment Outcome / Young Adult / Medical and Health Sciences / Psychology and Cognitive Sciences / Pediatrics
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