Respiratory Tract Infections in Children in the Community: Prospective Online Inception Cohort Study

Abstract Purpose Describe the duration of symptoms, proportion of parents seeking primary care consultations, and costs for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) of children in the community. Methods Community-based, online, prospective inception cohort study. General practitioners from socioeconomica...

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Published in:Annals of family medicine 2019, Vol.17 (1), p.14-22
Main Authors: Hay, Alastair D., FRCGP, Anderson, Emma, DHealthPsy, Ingle, Sue, PhD, Beck, Charles, PhD, Hollingworth, William, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Community-Acquired Infections - economics
Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology
Community-Acquired Infections - pathology
Demographic aspects
Diagnosis
England - epidemiology
Family Medicine/General Medicine
Female
Forecasts and trends
Health care costs
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Internal Medicine
Male
Original Research
Parents
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Pediatric respiratory diseases
Primary health care
Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Prospective Studies
Respiratory Tract Infections - economics
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - pathology
Time Factors
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Summary:Abstract Purpose Describe the duration of symptoms, proportion of parents seeking primary care consultations, and costs for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) of children in the community. Methods Community-based, online, prospective inception cohort study. General practitioners from socioeconomically diverse practices posted study invitations to parents of 10,310 children aged ≥3 months and
ISSN:1544-1709
1544-1717
DOI:10.1370/afm.2327