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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedShaker M, Greenhawt M
Providing cost-effective care for food allergy.
This article discusses the cost-effectiveness of food allergy management strategies for children. Screening at-risk infants for peanut allergy in particular carries a risk of overdiagnosis and is not cost-effective. An evidence review of the literature using PubMed showed that cost-effective care could be optimized in minimizing delay in oral food challenges for at-risk patients and for school-age children to epinephrine pens available at reasonable cost.
AHRQ-funded; HS024599.
Citation: Shaker M, Greenhawt M .
Providing cost-effective care for food allergy.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Sep;123(3):240-48.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.05.015..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Medication, Children/Adolescents
Yoo BK, Schaffer SJ, Humiston SG
Cost effectiveness of school-located influenza vaccination programs for elementary and secondary school children.
This paper describes a clinical trial which created a school-located influenza vaccination (SLIV) program in upstate New York. Researchers wanted to determine if this was a cost-effective alternative to vaccination in primary care practices. Two groups of students were vaccinated – one in an elementary school and the other in a secondary school. Secondary school vaccinations were more cost-effective than elementary schools with a lower median cost per vaccination. The authors concluded that it does raise vaccination rates, but it is not cost-effective due to the higher costs for consent systems and project coordination.
AHRQ-funded; HS021163.
Citation: Yoo BK, Schaffer SJ, Humiston SG .
Cost effectiveness of school-located influenza vaccination programs for elementary and secondary school children.
BMC Health Serv Res 2019 Jun 24;19(1):407. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4228-5..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Education, Healthcare Costs, Influenza, Public Health, Vaccination