Why Not Here? An Examination Of Statewide Hospital Use Among Patients With Idu-Associated Diagnoses And Procedures In Lawrence And Lowell Ma, 2005-2019

Author

Frank WuFollow

Date of Award

January 2021

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Department

School of Public Health

First Advisor

Gregg S. Gonsalves

Second Advisor

Joshua L. Warren

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the factors that led residents with IDU-associated diagnoses and procedures to seek care outside their home cities of Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts. Endocarditis diagnoses were found to be no different between hospitals in and out of Lawrence and Lowell, however, echocardiograms (CI = -0.19, -0.14; p-value = <0.001), skin and soft tissue infections (CI = 1.11, 1.23; p-value = <0.001), and irrigation and drainage procedures (CI = 0.15, 0.21; p-value = <0.001) were all found to be significantly different. These changes in hospital use highlight the need to account for patient-resident mobility during the creation of future similar studies.

Comments

This is an Open Access Thesis.

Recommended Citation

Wu, Frank, "Why Not Here? An Examination Of Statewide Hospital Use Among Patients With Idu-Associated Diagnoses And Procedures In Lawrence And Lowell Ma, 2005-2019" (2021). Public Health Theses. 2113.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysphtdl/2113