title: Risk factors associated with hospital readmission in pediatric asthma.
abstract: Asthma is a leading cause of hospitalization among children, and about 15-50% of pediatric patients are readmitted after an index admission. The purpose of this integrative review is to explore contemporary scientific findings on the association between pediatric asthma readmission and various demographic, environmental, psychosocial and clinical risk factors. An electronic database search resulted in a sample of 29 studies. African American, public or no insurers, previous admission and complex chronic comorbidity were identified as risk factors associated with pediatric asthma readmission. However, more interdisciplinary and well-designed investigations are warranted to further explicate the spectrum of environmental and psychosocial correlates.
authors.affiliation: Loewenberg School of Nursing, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. Electronic address: hschung@memphis.edu.
authors.forename: Hoi Sing
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Donna K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hathaway
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; Allergy and Immunology, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Dukhee B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Lew
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D011584:Psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Asthma; Children; Pediatric; Readmission; Risk factor