Research Spotlight: Pediatric Rehabilitation (Friday)-Session Presentation

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The study by Hethal Patel focused on disparities in admission to pediatric and adult inpatient rehabilitation facilities among adolescents. The study aimed to understand the rehab services provided for adolescents and compare the outcomes of adolescents at different facilities. The study found that there were significant disparities in the incidence of injury and rehabilitation care among adolescents. Adolescents experiencing systemic disadvantage, such as racism and low socioeconomic status, were more likely to be injured by violence compared to their peers and were more likely to remain at Harborview for inpatient rehab compared to transferring to Seattle Children's. The most common diagnoses in the study were traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, with significant differences in multiple areas between these populations. Overall, the outcomes at Harborview and Seattle Children's were similar, but length of stay was longer at Seattle Children's when adjusted for diagnosis. The study concluded that further investigation is needed to better understand the disparities in care and to develop interventions and referral screening processes for adolescents in rehabilitation.

Keywords

disparities

admission

pediatric

adult

inpatient rehabilitation

adolescents

rehab services

outcomes

systemic disadvantage