Heat and hospital admission via the emergency department for people with intellectual disability, autism, and mental disorders in South Korea: a nationwide, time-stratified, case-crossover study
Park J, Kim A, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Heat and hospital admission via the emergency department for people with intellectual disability, autism, and mental disorders in South Korea: a nationwide, time-stratified, case-crossover study. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 359-367. PMID: 38631786, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00067-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntellectual disabilityMental disordersMental illnessIdentified intellectual disabilityControl group of peopleExperience of mental illnessAutismICD-10DisordersDisabilitySouth KoreaIllnessIndividualsNational Health Insurance databaseGroup of peopleIncome groupsLow-income statusRural areasAdaptation policiesPeopleFemale individualsControl groupKorean translationED admissionEmergency departmentAssociation between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study
Park J, Kim A, Kim Y, Choi M, Yoon T, Kang C, Kang H, Oh J, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Association between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e217-e224. PMID: 38580423, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department admissionsBrain lesion disordersCase-crossover studyPhysical disabilityOdds ratioCase-crossover designSample Cohort databaseConditional logistic regressionAssociated with increased riskExcess medical costsNon-disabled populationSevere physical disabilitiesHearing lossEnvironmental heat exposureCohort databaseHospital admissionMental disordersLogistic regressionMedical costsDisabilityAdmissionAction planHigh heat risksKorean Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation