Abstract
Background: Despite the burden of acute respiratory illnesses(ARI) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being a substantialcause of childhood morbidity and associated costs to families, communities andthe health system, data on disease burden in urban children are lacking.Consequently evidence-based decision-making, data management guidelines, healthresourcing for primary health care services and prevention strategies arelacking. This study aims to comprehensively describe the epidemiology, impactand outcomes of ARI in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children(hereafter referred to as Indigenous) in the greater Brisbane area.
Methods/Design: An ongoing prospective cohort study ofIndigenous children aged less than five years registered with a primary healthcare service in Northern Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Children arerecruited at time of presentation to the service for any reason. Demographic,epidemiological, risk factor, microbiological, economic and clinical data arecollected at enrolment. Enrolled children are followed for 12 months duringwhich time ARI events, changes in child characteristics over time and monthlynasal swabs are collected. Children who develop an ARI with cough as a symptomduring the study period are more intensely followed-up for 28 (±3) daysincluding weekly nasal swabs and parent completed cough diary cards. Childrenwith persistent cough at day 28 post-ARI are reviewed by a paediatrician.
Discussion: Our study will be one of the first tocomprehensively evaluate the natural history, epidemiology, aetiology, economicimpact and outcomes of ARIs in this population. The results will inform studiesfor the development of evidence-based guidelines to improve the earlydetection, prevention and management of chronic cough and setting of prioritiesin children during and after ARI.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 56 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | BMC Pediatrics |
| Volume | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 May 2015 |
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The respiratory health of urban indigenous children aged less than 5 years : Study protocol for a prospective cohort study. / Hall, Kerry K.; Chang, Anne B.; Sloots, Theo P.; Anderson, Jennie; Kemp, Anita; Hammill, Jan; Otim, Michael; O'Grady, Kerry Ann F.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The respiratory health of urban indigenous children aged less than 5 years
T2 - Study protocol for a prospective cohort study
AU - Hall, Kerry K.
AU - Chang, Anne B.
AU - Sloots, Theo P.
AU - Anderson, Jennie
AU - Kemp, Anita
AU - Hammill, Jan
AU - Otim, Michael
AU - O'Grady, Kerry Ann F
N1 - Kerry-Ann O’Grady is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellowship (grant 1045157) and Queensland Government Smart Futures Fellowship. Anne Chang is funded by a NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (grant 1058213). KH is funded by an Australian Postgraduate Award (2014–2015) and a supervisor top-up scholarship through the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence for Lung Health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
PY - 2015/5/14
Y1 - 2015/5/14
N2 - Background: Despite the burden of acute respiratory illnesses(ARI) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being a substantialcause of childhood morbidity and associated costs to families, communities andthe health system, data on disease burden in urban children are lacking.Consequently evidence-based decision-making, data management guidelines, healthresourcing for primary health care services and prevention strategies arelacking. This study aims to comprehensively describe the epidemiology, impactand outcomes of ARI in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children(hereafter referred to as Indigenous) in the greater Brisbane area. Methods/Design: An ongoing prospective cohort study ofIndigenous children aged less than five years registered with a primary healthcare service in Northern Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Children arerecruited at time of presentation to the service for any reason. Demographic,epidemiological, risk factor, microbiological, economic and clinical data arecollected at enrolment. Enrolled children are followed for 12 months duringwhich time ARI events, changes in child characteristics over time and monthlynasal swabs are collected. Children who develop an ARI with cough as a symptomduring the study period are more intensely followed-up for 28 (±3) daysincluding weekly nasal swabs and parent completed cough diary cards. Childrenwith persistent cough at day 28 post-ARI are reviewed by a paediatrician. Discussion: Our study will be one of the first tocomprehensively evaluate the natural history, epidemiology, aetiology, economicimpact and outcomes of ARIs in this population. The results will inform studiesfor the development of evidence-based guidelines to improve the earlydetection, prevention and management of chronic cough and setting of prioritiesin children during and after ARI.
AB - Background: Despite the burden of acute respiratory illnesses(ARI) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being a substantialcause of childhood morbidity and associated costs to families, communities andthe health system, data on disease burden in urban children are lacking.Consequently evidence-based decision-making, data management guidelines, healthresourcing for primary health care services and prevention strategies arelacking. This study aims to comprehensively describe the epidemiology, impactand outcomes of ARI in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children(hereafter referred to as Indigenous) in the greater Brisbane area. Methods/Design: An ongoing prospective cohort study ofIndigenous children aged less than five years registered with a primary healthcare service in Northern Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Children arerecruited at time of presentation to the service for any reason. Demographic,epidemiological, risk factor, microbiological, economic and clinical data arecollected at enrolment. Enrolled children are followed for 12 months duringwhich time ARI events, changes in child characteristics over time and monthlynasal swabs are collected. Children who develop an ARI with cough as a symptomduring the study period are more intensely followed-up for 28 (±3) daysincluding weekly nasal swabs and parent completed cough diary cards. Childrenwith persistent cough at day 28 post-ARI are reviewed by a paediatrician. Discussion: Our study will be one of the first tocomprehensively evaluate the natural history, epidemiology, aetiology, economicimpact and outcomes of ARIs in this population. The results will inform studiesfor the development of evidence-based guidelines to improve the earlydetection, prevention and management of chronic cough and setting of prioritiesin children during and after ARI.
KW - acute respiratory tract disease
KW - Article
KW - Australia
KW - Australian Aborigine
KW - child
KW - clinical protocol
KW - cohort analysis
KW - controlled study
KW - coughing
KW - demography
KW - epidemiological data
KW - health status
KW - human
KW - indigenous people
KW - microbiology
KW - nose smear
KW - pediatrician
KW - preschool child
KW - primary health care
KW - prospective study
KW - public health service
KW - risk factor
KW - socioeconomics
KW - Torres Strait Islander
KW - urban population
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U2 - 10.1186/s12887-015-0375-y
DO - 10.1186/s12887-015-0375-y
M3 - Article
VL - 15
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - BMC Pediatrics
JF - BMC Pediatrics
SN - 1471-2431
M1 - 56
ER -