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ArticleJournal of pediatric psychology2018

Earlier Pediatric Psychology Consultation Predicts Lower Stem Cell Transplantation Hospital Costs.

Meghan E McGrady, Naomi E Joffe, Ahna L H Pai

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Article in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Meghan E McGradyDivision of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Patient and Family Wellness Center | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Naomi E JoffeDivision of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Patient and Family Wellness Center | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ahna L H PaiDivision of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Patient and Family Wellness Center | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Funding

Patient Preferences and Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults with CancerK07CA200668 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI MCGRADY, MEGHAN EILEEN · 2016 to 2020
$724k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA200668
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that earlier time to psychology consultation would predict lower costs for the initial stem cell transplant (SCT) hospitalization among patients receiving care at a children's hospital. Methods: A retrospective medical record review identified 75 patients (ages 0-32 years) with one or more visits by a licensed clinical psychologist during the initial SCT hospitalization from 2010 to 2014. Demographic and clinical variables were obtained from the electronic medical record and hospitalization costs were obtained from patient billing records. A generalized linear model with a gamma distribution and log link function was used to estimate the relationship between time to psychology consultation and cost for the initial SCT hospitalization while controlling for demographic, clinical, and utilization factors. Results: After controlling for age at SCT, gender, race, insurance status, diagnosis, SCT type, length of stay, and number of psychology visits, earlier time to psychology consultation predicted lower costs for the initial SCT hospitalization (χ2 = 6.83, p = .01). When the effects of covariates were held constant, every day increase in the time to psychology consultation was associated with a 0.3% increase in SCT hospitalization costs (β = 0.003, SE = 0.001). Conclusions: Results suggest that facilitating consultations with a pediatric psychologist early in the initial SCT hospitalization may reduce costs for patients undergoing SCT at children's hospitals. Future research is needed to determine the optimal timing of psychology consultation and quantify the economic impact of psychological services.

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AdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHospital CostsHospitalizationHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePsychologyReferral and ConsultationRetrospective Studies

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PMID29048570
PMCPMC6059087

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