Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
The Effect of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Healthcare Utilization for Youth With Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors' conclusion
Psychiatric comorbidity is common among youth with newly diagnosed SLE and is associated with greater healthcare use.
Study context
- Population
- Youth aged 10–24 years with incident systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (≥3 ICD-9 codes 710.0, >30 days apart), Clinformatics Data Mart claims 2000–2013
- Participants
- 650 participants
- Exposure
- Preceding or incident psychiatric diagnosis vs no psychiatric diagnosis
- Preceding psychiatric diagnosisn = 122
- Incident psychiatric diagnosisn = 105
- Outcome
- Ambulatory, emergency and inpatient visits, stratified by nonpsychiatric and psychiatric visits
- Follow-up
- Year after SLE diagnosis
Methodological detailsclaims database
- Claims database
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Healthcare use (ambulatory and emergency, nonpsychiatric and psychiatric)
- Preceding or incident psychiatric diagnosis had more healthcare use across both ambulatory and emergency settings for both nonpsychiatric and psychiatric-related care vs no psychiatric diagnosis
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Interaction with age (childhood- vs adult-onset SLE)
- Associations minimally affected by age at SLE diagnosis
Original publication
The Effect of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Healthcare Utilization for Youth With Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. J Rheumatol. Published 15 September 2022. doi:10.
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