Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Nov;39(6):927-930. doi: 10.1111/pde.15124. Epub 2022 Aug 25.
Our objective was to examine the prevalence and predictors of delayed medical care due to transportation barriers among children with atopic dermatitis (AD) living in the United States (US). We analyzed data from the 1998-2018 National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative survey of US households. In 2018, transport-delayed care was reported for 3.4% of US children with AD, representing approximately 279,000 children annually given the National Health Interview Survey's weighted survey design, and was more common among patients of lower socioeconomic status. Targeted interventions aimed at reducing transportation barriers to healthcare among at-risk AD patients may reduce health disparities related to AD.
我们的目的是研究美国（US）患有特应性皮炎（AD）的儿童因交通障碍而延迟医疗的流行率和预测因素。我们分析了来自 1998-2018 年全国健康访谈调查（National Health Interview Survey）的数据，该调查是对美国家庭的全国代表性调查。2018 年，报告称美国有 3.4%的 AD 儿童因交通延误而延迟治疗，按照全国健康访谈调查的加权调查设计，每年约有 279,000 名儿童，而且这种情况在社会经济地位较低的患者中更为常见。针对高危 AD 患者减少医疗保健交通障碍的针对性干预措施可能会减少与 AD 相关的健康差距。
