Age Specificity in General and Rehabilitation Medical Services in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 784-790, 2014.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To review the medical utilization in children with cerebral palsy according to age and discern particularitiesMETHODS:
From January 2007 to December 2007, 10,659 children and adolescents between 1 and 18 years of age who had filed national insurance claims for a diagnosis of cerebral palsy were selected. Age was chosen as an independent variable, and the population was categorized into specific age groups to verify any differences in medical service utilization. Admission duration to rehabilitation, number of visits to rehabilitation outpatient clinics, numbers of admission dates and outpatient clinic visits for general medical services, number of rehabilitation utilizations, and type of rehabilitations treatment were selected as dependent variables. One-way ANOVA was used for statistical evaluation, and analysis was done with SAS software.RESULTS:
In general medical use, adolescences diagnosed with cerebral palsy had the highest mean admission duration (p<0.001). The mean visit day to outpatient clinics for general medical services was highest for infants (p<0.001). In rehabilitation treatment, infants diagnosed with cerebral palsy had the highest mean admission duration (p<0.001). The mean visit day to outpatient clinics for rehabilitation treatment was highest for infants (p<0.001).CONCLUSION:
Significant differences in use of general and rehabilitation medical services among pediatric age groups with cerebral palsy were evident. This implies that particular attention is necessary when setting up a national medical care policy for patient with cerebral palsy.
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Main subject:
Rehabilitation
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Cerebral Palsy
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Diagnosis
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Ambulatory Care Facilities
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Insurance
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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