Pediatric ICU rates linked to housing quality, income, education
UC, Cincinnati Children's research highlighted in Healio
Healio highlighted research led by the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital's Carlie Myers, MD, that found a link between pediatric ICU (PICU) admission rates and housing quality, household income and education.
“Neighborhood-level inequities in transportation infrastructure, housing quality, education and financial disadvantage are a few key drivers related to disparities associated with increased incidence of [pediatric ICU (PICU)] admission,” Myers, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics in UC's College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's PICU attending physician and member of the Division of Critical Care Medicine, and colleagues wrote in the study published in the journal CHEST.
Myers and colleagues assessed 2,476 PICU patients living in the city of Baltimore or Baltimore County admitted between January 2016 and December 2019 to find out if neighborhood-level disadvantage indicators are linked to PICU admission through regression analysis.
During regression analysis, researchers noted a link between the percentage of families living below the poverty line and more PICU admissions. The rate of PICU admissions was also elevated in areas made up of more vacant housing units in both regions of Baltimore.
Additionally, researchers found a 9% reduction in PICU admissions per $10,000 rise in median household income
“As health care reform focuses on minimizing cost and optimizing value and equity, knowledge of the relationships between PICU resource use and socioeconomic disparities becomes relevant,” Myers and colleagues wrote. “Exploring disparities within the PICU based on neighborhood-level markers of deprivation can guide sociopolitical policy for the advancement of child health.”
Featured photo at top: Photo/monkeybusinessimages/iStock.
Related Stories
UC study: Long-term stroke survival improving, but racial disparities remain
July 15, 2024
New research from the University of Cincinnati published in the journal Neurology found long-term survival rates following acute ischemic strokes are improving, but Black individuals experience worse long-term outcomes compared to white individuals.
New Carnegie classification focuses on leadership
July 15, 2024
Inside Higher Ed features the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose. The University of Cincinnati is among 25 schools with the designation. .Institutions in this classification are trying to take deliberate steps to foster leadership across campus that transcends parties and political positions and aligns with the well-being of society.
Mobile app could help people manage fibromyalgia, UC study suggests
July 15, 2024
WVXU highlighted research led by the University of Cincinnati's Lesley Arnold and Swing Therapeutics that found a self-guided smartphone-based behavioral therapy led to significant improvements for patients with fibromyalgia.
UC study finds better cardiovascular health outcomes with home hemodialysis
July 15, 2024
Dialysis patients using a more traditional home hemodialysis procedure have lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than patients using a less invasive peritoneal dialysis at home, a University of Cincinnati researcher finds.
Ohio board rejects medical marijuana for autism
July 12, 2024
Cleveland.com highlighted decisions from the State Medical Board of Ohio rejecting autism and female orgasmic difficulty disorder as conditions for its medical marijuana program, following testimony from experts including the University of Cincinnati's Craig Erickson.
UC's IDD Education Center connects students with in-college employment
July 12, 2024
The recent hiring of Dana Laster to the marketing and recruitment office of University of Cincinnati's College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology (CECH) marks a first-ever internship to in-college employment through the college's TAP program. The pipeline from paid student intern to university staff member serves as a pilot case for potential future hirings in the college and university at large.
Smartphone, social media use's effect on OCD, happiness and loneliness
July 12, 2024
The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College's Alex Holte was featured in an Allentown Pennsylvania's WFMZ-TV report on the connection between happiness, loneliness and smartphone use.
Trial finds drug reteplase may be another option for stroke thrombolysis
July 12, 2024
The University of Cincinnati's Pooja Khatri commented to TCT MD on the RAISE trial that found drug reteplase may be a safe and effective option to treat acute ischemic stroke.
Shedding light on post-incarceration syndrome
July 12, 2024
University of Cincinnati researcher Rachael Nolan and justice advocate Chazidy Robinson are collaborating to learn more about post-incarceration syndrome and implementing programs to help those experiencing its effects.
UC faculty to lead students behind the scenes for Blink 2024
July 11, 2024
UC faculty Jenny Ustick will lead students in Intro to Public Art course, helping international muralists do their magic for the nation’s largest public light and art event, Blink Cincinnati 2024.