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11488322

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the present study was to quantify the healthcare utilization of a child population according to level of respiratory illness. A stratified random sample of 713 children was selected from respondents to a postal respiratory questionnaire, carried out in two general practice populations in 1993. Children were stratified into four groups according to the number of positive responses to five key questions. These groups were used as indicators of likelihood of asthma diagnosis. A search was made of these childrens' practice records covering a 2-yr period, to include both primary and secondary healthcare. There was a significant increase across positive response groups in the proportion of children having primary and secondary care based consultations, particularly for respiratory conditions (p = 0.001). There was also a significant increase in prescribing. Of those children considered to be "likely asthmatics" from their questionnaire responses, 8.1% (n = 31) did not receive any primary or secondary care for a respiratory problem over the 2-yr period. As the likelihood of respiratory illness increased in this population, more demand was made upon resources for the treatment of respiratory illness. Quantification of this demand enables evidence based resource allocation decisions to be made. This method of quantification could be applied in other populations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
892-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Respiratory illness and healthcare utilization in children: the primary and secondary care interface.
pubmed:affiliation
GP Research Unit, North West Lung Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't