Longitudinal trends in incidence and health care use for pediatric concussion in Alberta, Canada

• Published in: Pediatric research Vol. 93; no. 6; pp. 1752 - 1764
• Main Authors: Wittevrongel, Krystle, Barrett, Olesya, Couloigner, Isabelle, Bertazzon, Stefania, Hagel, Brent, Schneider, Kathryn J., Johnson, David, Yeates, Keith O., Zwicker, Jennifer D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.05.2023; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Alberta - epidemiology; Brain Concussion - diagnosis; Brain Concussion - epidemiology; Brain Concussion - therapy; Child; Cohort Studies; Concussion; Delivery of Health Care; Emergency medical care; Humans; Incidence; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics; Population Study; Population Study Article; Retrospective Studies; Trends; Alberta; Alberta Canada; Canada

Background We described longitudinal trends in the incidence of episodes of care (EOC) and follow-up care for pediatric concussion in relation to age, sex, rurality of patient residence, point of care, and area-based socioeconomic status (SES) in Alberta, Canada. Methods A retrospective population-b...