Linkage to Care Intervention to Improve Post-Hospital Outcomes Among Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Tanzania: A Pilot Study.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.01.048 and PMC identifier 10246508.
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Abstract
We conducted a pilot study to determine the effectiveness of a linkage to care intervention with social workers to improve 12-month post-hospital mortality for children in Tanzania with sickle cell disease. Comparison was done with a historical cohort. Mortality was 6.7% in the interventional cohort compared with 19.2% (adjusted Hazard Ratio, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.08-0.83).
Medical subject headings
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Continuity of Patient Care
- Hospitalization
- Quality Improvement
- Social Work