Accidents & Violence, Author Interviews, JAMA, Pediatrics / 18.09.2018
Steep Increase in Adversity-Related Hospital Admissions for Teenage Girls
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr Ruth Blackburn PhD UKRI Innovation Fellow UCL Institute of Health InformaticsMedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?Response: In England one child in every classroom is admitted to hospital with an adversity related injury (i.e. violence, intentional self-injury, or drug or alcohol misuse) between the ages of 10 and 19 years. These young people are more likely than their classmates to be re-admitted to hospital or to die within 10 years.We investigated how the rate of hospital admissions with an adversity related injury has changed over time among young people aged 10-24 years, using administrative data for National Health Service hospitals in England.We found that between 2012 and 2016, rates of admission with an adversity related injury (including intentional self-injury) increased steeply for girls, with the biggest increase (6% per year) among 15-19 year olds. During the same time period, rates of admission with an adversity related injury decreased in boys aged 15-24 years (4-5% per year) but increased slightly for 10-14 year olds (3% per year).(more…)
