HCS 465 Week 2 Applying the Background and Methodology
Applying the Background and Methodology
Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs
Health Care Research Utilization
HCS 465
Cindy Laub, PhD
January 18, 2014
Applying the Background and Methodology
• Definition of the problem The problem outlined in the article is that poor children living at poverty or lower have greater occurrences of asthma and less resource for care than non-poor children do. Poor children access general care facilities for acute treatment of their asthma rather than doctor’s offices for long-term care of their asthma. Poor children have more sick days in bed and higher rates of hospitalization for asthma treatment than non-poor children. o What is the problem the study was conducted to resolve? The problem the study was conducted to resolve was why poor children access asthma care through hospital clinics or emergent care facilities instead of using a primary care physician for long-term care. o Why is the problem important for health care administrators to study? Asthma in children is important to study because of the rising numbers of children affected by this chronic illness. Inside of that study, it is important to understand why more poor children get care through hospital clinics and emergency departments rather than continued care through a primary care physician. Health care administrators can help create programs to get the poor children into primary care clinics rather than accessing the more expensive emergent care facilities.
• Study purpose: What is the purpose of the study?
The purpose of the study is to understand how very poor, poor and non-poor children access care for asthma and why very poor and poor children have a higher rate of emergent treatment than non-poor children do.
• Research question
What is the main research question?
The main research question is stated “We sought to determine whether in a health-care system that provides free access to outpatient and
Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs
Health Care Research Utilization
HCS 465
Cindy Laub, PhD
January 18, 2014
Applying the Background and Methodology
• Definition of the problem The problem outlined in the article is that poor children living at poverty or lower have greater occurrences of asthma and less resource for care than non-poor children do. Poor children access general care facilities for acute treatment of their asthma rather than doctor’s offices for long-term care of their asthma. Poor children have more sick days in bed and higher rates of hospitalization for asthma treatment than non-poor children. o What is the problem the study was conducted to resolve? The problem the study was conducted to resolve was why poor children access asthma care through hospital clinics or emergent care facilities instead of using a primary care physician for long-term care. o Why is the problem important for health care administrators to study? Asthma in children is important to study because of the rising numbers of children affected by this chronic illness. Inside of that study, it is important to understand why more poor children get care through hospital clinics and emergency departments rather than continued care through a primary care physician. Health care administrators can help create programs to get the poor children into primary care clinics rather than accessing the more expensive emergent care facilities.
• Study purpose: What is the purpose of the study?
The purpose of the study is to understand how very poor, poor and non-poor children access care for asthma and why very poor and poor children have a higher rate of emergent treatment than non-poor children do.
• Research question
What is the main research question?
The main research question is stated “We sought to determine whether in a health-care system that provides free access to outpatient and