Children's Health

Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality. B. Friedman, T. Berdahl, L. Simpson, et al., Academic Pediatrics, July/August 2011; 11(4):263-279. Describes selected trends in hospital inpatient care for children between 2000 and 2007. (AHRQ 11-R061)

Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Children's Health Care Quality. T. Berdahl, P. Owens, D. Dougherty, et al., Academic Pediatrics, March-April 2010; 10(2):95-118. Explores the joint effects of race/ethnicity and insurance status/expected payer or income on children's health care quality. (AHRQ 10-R057)

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Measures Initiatives: Moving Forward to Improve Measurement, Care, and Child and Adolescent Outcomes. D. Dougherty, J. Schiff, R. Mangione-Smith, Academic Pediatrics, May-June 2011; 11(3S):S1-S10. Introduces a supplement to the journal comprising articles that present detailed information about the development of an initial core set of children’s health care quality measures. (AHRQ 11-R045)

Committee Report: Method for Evaluating Conditions Nominated for Population-Based Screening of Newborns and Children. N. Calonge, N. Green, R. Rinaldo, et al., Genetics in Medicine, March 2010; 12(3):153-159.. Describes the framework used by the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children to evaluate conditions nominated for addition to the uniform screening panel. (AHRQ 10-R055)

Containing Costs and Improving Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP. G. Kenney, J. Ruhter, T. Selden, Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6):w1025-w1036. Describes spending patterns in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and discusses the concentration of spending for children with chronic illnesses. (AHRQ 10-R011)

Delivery of a Small for Gestational Age Infant and Greater Maternal Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease. R. Bukowski, K. Davis, P. Wilson, PloS ONE, March 2012; 7(3):e33047. Discusses the association between delivery of a small for gestational age infant and maternal risk for ischemic heart disease (IHD) in relation to traditional IHD risk factors. (AHRQ 12-R081)

Explaining Racial and Ethnic Differences in Antidepressant Use Among Adolescents. J. Kirby, J. Hudson, G. Miller, Medical Care Research and Review, June 2010; 67(3):342-363. Examines the extent to which antidepressant use among adolescents varies across racial and ethnic subgroups. (AHRQ 10-R072)

Hospitalizations for Kawasaki Syndrome Among Children in the United States, 1997-2007. R. Holman, E. Belay, K. Christensen, et al., Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, June 2010; 29(6):483-488. Describes the rate and trends of childhood hospitalizations for Kawasaki syndrome in the United States from 1997 through 2007. (AHRQ 10-R074)

Identifying Children’s Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP: An Evidence-Informed, Publicly Transparent Expert Process. R. Mangione-Smith, J. Schiff, D. Dougherty, Academic Pediatrics, May-June 2011; 11(3S):S11-S21. Describes the process used to identify the recommended core set of quality measures as mandated by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). (AHRQ 11-R046)

Impact of Rotavirus Vaccine on Diarrhea-Associated Disease Burden Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children. R. Desai, D. Haberling, R. Holman, et al., Pediatrics, April 2012; 129(4):e907-e913. Assesses vaccine impact by examining trends in diarrhea-associated hospitalization and outpatient visits among American Indian and Alaska Native children before and after the rotavirus vaccine was introduced. (AHRQ 12-R080)

Modelling Seasonal Variations in the Age and Incidence of Kawasaki Disease to Explore Possible Infectious Aetiologies. V. Pitzer, D. Burgner, C. Viboud, et al., Proceedings of the Royal Society of Biological Sciences, July 2012; 279(1739):2736-43. Epub March 2012. Examines the correlation between the weekly number and average age of cases of Kawasaki disease using data on re-vaccination measles and rotavirus in order to show that age-incidence patterns can be observed and predicted. (AHRQ 12-R071)

Racial Disparities in Diarrhea-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children in Five U.S. States, Before and After Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine. C. Yen, C. Steiner, M. Barrett, et al., Vaccine, October 2010; 28(46):7423-7426. Compares diarrhea-associated hospitalization rates by race/ethnicity among children younger than age 5 before (2000-2006) and after (2007 and 2008) introduction of rotavirus vaccine in five U.S. States. (AHRQ 11-R005)

Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Incidence of Kawasaki Syndrome Among Children in Hawaii. R. Holman, K. Christensen, E. Belay, et al., Hawaii Medical Journal, August 2010; 69(8):194-197. Describes the occurrence of Kawasaki syndrome among different racial/ethnic groups in Hawaii. (AHRQ 11-R004)

Reduction in Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations Among U.S. Children After Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine: Analysis of Hospital Discharge Data from 18 U.S. States. A. Curns, C. Steiner, M. Barrett, et al., Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2010; 201(11):1617-1624. Uses hospital discharge data from 18 States, representing 49 percent of the U.S. population, to calculate acute gastroenteritis hospitalization rates for children ages 4 and younger. (AHRQ 10-R071)

The Role of the Geographic Information Systems Infrastructure in Childhood Obesity Prevention. C. Torio, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 2012; 42(5):513-515. Examines the role that geographic information systems can play in integrating a three-pronged strategy of building evidence, stimulating actions, and fueling advocacy to reverse the trend of childhood obesity. (AHRQ 12-R082)

Stimulant Medication Use in Children: A 12-Year Perspective. S. Zuvekas, B. Vitiello, American Journal of Psychiatry, May 2011; 168(5):486-494. Examines trends in the use of stimulant medication for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in U.S. children during 1996-2008. (AHRQ 12-R015)

Supplementing Iron and Zinc: Double Blind, Randomized Evaluation of Separate or Combined Delivery. S. Chang, S. El Arifeen, S. Bari, et al., European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010; 64:153-160. Discusses findings from a randomized, double-blind study of the optimal delivery approach for iron and zinc supplementation in young children. (AHRQ 10-R053)

Transforming Children’s Health Care Quality and Outcomes—A Not-So-Random Non-Linear Walk Across the Translational Continuum. D. Dougherty, C. Clancy, Academic Pediatrics, May-June 2011; 11(35):S91-S94. Commentary uses concepts of the translational continuum from basic biomedical research to optimal population health and the role played by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 in improving the quality of children’s health care by paying attention to all components of the translational continuum. (AHRQ 11-R047)

Trends in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Hospitalizations Among American Indian/Alaska Native Children and the General U.S. Child Population. R. Singleton, R. Holman, A. Folkema, et al., Journal of Pediatrics, August 2012; 161(2):296-302.e2. Epub March 2012. Describes trends in the rate of hospitalization for lower respiratory tract infection among American Indian/Alaska Native children and the general U.S. population of children 5 years of age and younger. (AHRQ 12-R078)

Youth Motorcycle-Related Brain Injury by State Helmet Law Type: United States, 2005-2007. H. Weiss, Y. Agimi, C. Steiner, Pediatrics, June 2010; 126(6):1149-1153. Presents information on the head injury risks of different partial-age helmet laws for young riders and discusses implications for States that have or are considering replacement of universal all-age laws with age-specific laws. (AHRQ 11-R031)

Youth Motorcycle-Related Hospitalizations in the United States in 2006. H. Weiss, Y. Agimi, C. Steiner, Pediatrics, December 2010; 126(6):1141-1148. Describes the burden of motorcycle-related injuries and traumatic brain injuries in both traffic and non-traffic domains. (AHRQ 11-R030)

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