Kim Bush, Carlea Patrick, Kimberly Elliott, Michael Morris, Yordanos Tiruneh, Paul McGaha
Unsung heroes in health education and promotion: How Community Health Workers contribute to hypertension management
Frontiers in public health
aim study determine rates electroconvulsive therapy ect use catatonia schizophrenia spectrum disorders stratified patient demographics hospital characteristics impact inpatient length stay cost found 155 adolescents aged 1218 years principal discharge diagnosis schizophrenia spectrum disorders catatonia national inpatient sample subgrouped ect n 20 nonect n 135 groups used descriptive statistics evaluate utilization ect catatonia independentsample test continuous variables statistical significance p 005 overall utilization rate ect adolescents catatonia 129 high rate ect use evident whites 308 compared raceethnicities also seen private health insurance beneficiaries 20 rate ect use varied region highest northeast 20 followed south 182 west 143 adolescent inpatients catatonia public teaching type large bedsize hospitals likely receive ect counterparts mean number ect sessions required inpatient stay 52 range 115 mean number days admission initial ect 25 range 06 electroconvulsive therapy used approximately 13 adolescents catatonia comorbid schizophrenia spectrum disorders present suggesting many patients may get evidencebased treatment future studies area needed