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ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2021

Assessment of Variation in Care Following Hospital Discharge for Children with Acute Asthma.

Mei Chan, Melinda Gray, Christine Burns, Louisa Owens, Adam Jaffe, Nusrat Homaira

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Article in Journal of asthma and allergy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mei ChanDiscipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Melinda GrayRespiratory Department, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Christine BurnsRespiratory Department, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Louisa OwensDiscipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Adam JaffeDiscipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Nusrat HomairaDiscipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Sydney Children's Hospital · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate potential variation in care management pathways following hospital discharge for children with asthma in New South Wales, Australia.

methodsA cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted in emergency departments (EDs) and paediatric units of public hospitals with more than five paediatric beds within New South Wales, Australia, between July 2018 and March 2019. Nursing and medical staff in EDs and paediatric units who had cared for children aged under 18 years with asthma in the preceding 12 months were invited to participate in this study. Outcome measures included use of clinical practice guidelines and asthma action plan (AAP); advice on post-hospitalization follow-up; provision of asthma education for parents/carers; availability of community-based asthma services; communication with schools/childcare services.

resultsA total of 502 participants (236 nursing and 266 medical staff, response rate=22%) from 37 hospitals were included. Overall, the use of AAP was not universal (median=90%; IQR=81-96%) with significant difference across local health districts (LHDs) (88.6%, 95% CI=85.4-91.3) and between EDs and paediatric wards (

conclusionThere are marked variations in the post-hospitalization asthma care and community management for children in NSW. An integrated standardized model of care may improve health outcomes in children with asthma.

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asthmachildrencommunity-basedintegrated carepost-hospitalization

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