Dr Ireneous Soyiri I.N.Soyiri@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology
Asthma length of stay in hospitals in London 2001-2006: demographic, diagnostic and temporal factors
Soyiri, Ireneous N.; Reidpath, Daniel D.; Sarran, Christophe
Authors
Daniel D. Reidpath
Christophe Sarran
Contributors
Marco Idzko
Editor
Abstract
Asthma is a condition of significant public health concern associated with morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation. This study identifies key determinants of length of stay (LOS) associated with asthma-related hospital admissions in London, and further explores their effects on individuals. Subjects were primarily diagnosed and admitted for asthma in London between 1 st January 2001 and 31 st December 2006. All repeated admissions were treated uniquely as independent cases. Negative binomial regression was used to model the effect(s) of demographic, temporal and diagnostic factors on the LOS, taking into account the cluster effect of each patient's hospital attendance in London. The median and mean asthma LOS over the period of study were 2 and 3 days respectively. Admissions increased over the years from 8,308 (2001) to 10,554 (2006), but LOS consistently declined within the same period. Younger individuals were more likely to be admitted than the elderly, but the latter significantly had higher LOS (p
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Soyiri, I. N., Reidpath, D. D., & Sarran, C. (2011). Asthma length of stay in hospitals in London 2001-2006: demographic, diagnostic and temporal factors. PLoS ONE, 6(11), Article e27184. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027184
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 12, 2011 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 2, 2011 |
Publication Date | Nov 2, 2011 |
Deposit Date | May 15, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Print ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Electronic ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 11 |
Article Number | e27184 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027184 |
Keywords | General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Medicine |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1740495 |
Publisher URL | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0027184 |
Additional Information | Copyright: © 2011 Soyiri et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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Copyright: © 2011 Soyiri et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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