Under conditions of highly supportive parenting, children whose parents had experienced lower socioeconomic conditions received higher rates of
outpatient nonemergency care, including more visits for treatment of ear infections.
Not exact matches
Greater parental support was associated with increased rates of
nonemergency care and a higher ratio of
outpatient to ER services, a pattern typically reflecting better health and effective use of health services (Starfield et al., 2005).
These data were extracted from their comprehensive health care records to determine the average rate per year of
nonemergency visits (i.e., primary and specialty
outpatient care), ER visits, and hospitalizations.
Results Greater parental support was associated with increased rates of
nonemergency care and a higher ratio of
outpatient to emergency room (ER) services, a pattern reflecting better health and service use.