Linguistic isolation correlates with length of stay and mortality for pediatric oncology patients in California

Autor: Samuel Ennett, Akansha Das, Megan Burcham, Robert Fitzgerald, Brian Boville, Surender Rajasekaran, Teresa Kortz, Mara L. Leimanis‐Laurens
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cancer Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 13, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-7634
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7371
Popis: Abstract Objective To evaluate social drivers of health and how they impact pediatric oncology patients' clinical outcomes during pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission via correlation with patient ZIP codes. Methods Demographic, clinical, and outcome variables from Virtual Pediatric Systems®, LLC for oncology patients (2009–2021) in California PICUs (excluding postoperative) using 3‐digit ZIP Codes with social drivers of health variables linguistic isolation, poverty, race/ethnicity, and education abstracted from American Community Survey data for 3‐digit ZIP Codes using the Environmental Protection Agency's EJScreen tool. Outcomes of length of stay (LOS), mortality, acuity scores, were compared with social variables. Results Positive correlation between mortality and minority racial groups (Hispanic/Latino) across ZIP Codes (correlation coefficients of 0.45 (95% CI: 0.22–0.64, p
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