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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedRiviello ED, Dechen T, O'Donoghue AL
Assessment of a crisis standards of care scoring system for resource prioritization and estimated excess mortality by race, ethnicity, and socially vulnerable area during a regional surge in COVID-19.
Researchers analyzed the association of a crisis standards of care (CSOC) scoring system with resource prioritization and estimated excess mortality by race, ethnicity, and residence in a socially vulnerable area during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from 6 hospitals in greater Boston, Massachusetts, they found that a CSOC priority score resulted in lower prioritization of Black patients to receive scarce resources. Also, a model using a random lottery resulted in more estimated excess deaths overall without improving equity by race.
AHRQ-funded; HS024288.
Citation: Riviello ED, Dechen T, O'Donoghue AL .
Assessment of a crisis standards of care scoring system for resource prioritization and estimated excess mortality by race, ethnicity, and socially vulnerable area during a regional surge in COVID-19.
JAMA Netw Open 2022 Mar;5(3):e221744. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1744..
Keywords: COVID-19, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Mortality, Public Health, Vulnerable Populations
Chaiyachati BH, Wood JN, Mitra N
All-cause mortality among children in the US foster care system, 2003-2016.
This letter provides data from a cross-sectional analysis of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System on mortality rates among children in the US foster care system compared to the general population. The rate was found to be significantly higher for children in foster care (35.4 deaths per 100,000 person-years vs 25.0 for the general population). The highest mortality rates were among African-American children at 43.8 deaths per 100,000 person-years. Older children ages 15-18 had the highest mortality rate per years. Two major limitations of the analysis are that children in foster care are unable to be excluded from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data file, and more deaths in foster care were excluded relative to person-years in foster care because of incomplete demographic data.
AHRQ-funded; HS026372.
Citation: Chaiyachati BH, Wood JN, Mitra N .
All-cause mortality among children in the US foster care system, 2003-2016.
JAMA Pediatr 2020 Sep;174(9):896-98. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0715..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Vulnerable Populations, Mortality