Journal article
Health services received by individuals with duchenne/becker muscular dystrophy
Muscle & nerve, Vol.53(2), pp.191-197
02/2016
DOI: 10.1002/mus.24727
PMID: 26044770
Abstract
Anecdotal reports from families and care providers suggest a wide variation in services received by individuals with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD).
We documented the type and frequency of health services received by individuals with DBMD using the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MD STARnet) interview data released in June 2012. Interviews with eligible caregivers from 5 sites (Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, and western New York) were conducted from April 2007 to March 2012.
Two hundred ninety-six caregivers (66% of those contactable) participated in the interview. There were significant differences among sites in the specialists seen and services received. Concurrence with cardiac recommendations was higher than that with respiratory recommendations.
The results of this survey support and quantify the anecdotal reports from families and care providers regarding the disparities in services received by individuals with DBMD. It remains to be determined whether these differences affect outcomes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Health services received by individuals with duchenne/becker muscular dystrophy
- Creators
- Shree K Pandya - Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 673, Rochester, New York, 14642, USAKim A Campbell - New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USAJennifer G Andrews - Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USAF John Meaney - Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USAEmma Ciafaloni - Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 673, Rochester, New York, 14642, USA
- Contributors
- Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MD STARnet)Paul A Romitti (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Epidemiology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Muscle & nerve, Vol.53(2), pp.191-197
- DOI
- 10.1002/mus.24727
- PMID
- 26044770
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
- eISSN
- 1097-4598
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000030, name: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2016
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Biostatistics
- Record Identifier
- 9984214697702771
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