Duncan N Shikuku, Hauwa Mohammed, Lydia Mwanzia, Alice Norah Ladur, Peter Nandikove, Alphonce Uyara, Catherine Waigwe, Lucy Nyaga, Issak Bashir, Eunice Ndirangu, Carol Bedwell, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Charles Ameh
Evaluation of the feasibility of a midwifery educator continuous professional development (CPD) programme in Kenya and Nigeria: a mixed methods study
BMC medical education
mental health conditions prevalent among children hospitalized medical conditions surgical procedures little known influence hospital resource use objectives study examine hospitalization characteristics vary presence comorbid mental health condition estimate association comorbid mental health condition hospital length stay los costs using 2012 kids inpatient database conducted retrospective nationally representative crosssectional study 670 161 hospitalizations 10 common medical 10 common surgical conditions among 3 20yearold patients associations mental health conditions hospital los examined using adjusted generalized linear models costs additional hospital days associated mental health conditions estimated using hospital costtocharge ratios comorbid mental health condition present 132 hospitalizations comorbid mental health condition associated los increase 88 25 27 days p 001 medical hospitalizations 169 increase 36 42 days p 001 surgical hospitalizations hospitalizations sample comorbid mental health conditions associated additional 31 729 95 confidence interval 29 085 33 492 hospital days 90 million 95 confidence interval 81 101 million hospital costs medical surgical hospitalizations comorbid mental health conditions associated longer hospital stay higher hospital costs knowledge influence mental health conditions pediatric hospital utilization inform clinical innovation casemix adjustment