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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedLouisias M, Petty CR, Sheehan W
Use of a school-based survey to screen students for symptoms concerning for asthma.
Researchers sought early identification of asthma in minority children. Their goal was to determine if they could apply screening surveys to an inner-city, school-based cohort. They found a significant number of children with a positive asthma screen and no parent-reported asthma. Children with symptoms suggestive of asthma had elevated rates of hospital care for breathing problems and an atopic background. The researchers conclude that these children without known asthma, but who experience increased morbidity, can be easily identified with a school-based asthma screening survey and should be closely monitored.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063; HS022986.
Citation: Louisias M, Petty CR, Sheehan W .
Use of a school-based survey to screen students for symptoms concerning for asthma.
Clin Pediatr 2019 May;58(5):586-89. doi: 10.1177/0009922819832087..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Asthma, Screening, Education, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Urban Health
Rinke ML, German M, Azera B
Effect of mental health screening and integrated mental health on adolescent depression-coded visits.
This article describes a retrospective primary care network natural cohort study to analyze how mental health screening and integrated mental health practitioners affect adolescent depression identification. The percentage of depression-coded adolescent visits were compared between practices with and without mental health screening and with and without integrated mental health practitioners, using difference-in-differences analyses. The authors conclude that adolescent mental health screening and integrated mental health practitioners increase depression-coded visits in primary care.
AHRQ-funded; HS0203608.
Citation: Rinke ML, German M, Azera B .
Effect of mental health screening and integrated mental health on adolescent depression-coded visits.
Clin Pediatr 2019 Apr;58(4):437-45. doi: 10.1177/0009922818821889..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Depression, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Primary Care, Screening