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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedWhittington KJ, Ma Y, Butler AM
The impact of infectious diseases consultation for children with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
The purpose of this cohort study was to explore the impact of infectious diseases (ID) consultation for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children. The researchers conducted a study of 306 children at St. Louis Children's Hospital between 2011 to 2018 with S. aureus bacteremia. Adherence to six established quality-of-care indicators (QCIs) was evaluated. The study found that 63% of the study patients received ID consultation, which was associated with greater adherence to all QCIs, including proof-of-cure blood cultures, indicated laboratory studies, echocardiography, source control, targeted antibiotic therapy, and antibiotic duration. In addition, improved outcomes were related with acquiring proof-of-cure blood cultures and all indicated laboratory studies. The researchers concluded that ID consultation improved adherence to QCIs, some of which were associated with improved clinical outcomes, for children with S. aureus bacteremia.
AHRQ-funded; HS024269.
Citation: Whittington KJ, Ma Y, Butler AM .
The impact of infectious diseases consultation for children with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
Pediatr Res 2022 Dec;92(6):1598-605. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02251-0..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Infectious Diseases, Patient and Family Engagement
Denman DC, Baldwin AS, Marks EG
Modification and validation of the Treatment Self Regulation Questionnaire to assess parental motivation for HPV vaccination of adolescents.
The researchers investigated measures of motivation for HPV vaccination using confirmatory factor analysis to test a three-factor measurement model. Their findings support the use of three subscales to measure motivation in HPV vaccination and suggest possible cultural differences in motivation.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Denman DC, Baldwin AS, Marks EG .
Modification and validation of the Treatment Self Regulation Questionnaire to assess parental motivation for HPV vaccination of adolescents.
Vaccine 2016 Sep 22;34(41):4985-90. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.08.037.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Infectious Diseases, Patient and Family Engagement, Vaccination