Frequency and Duration of Boarding for Pediatric Mental Health Conditions at Acute Care Hospitals in the US

JoAnna K Leyenaar; Seneca D Freyleue; Amy Bordogna; Christopher Wong; Nicole Penwill; Ryan Bode

doi:10.1001/jama.2021.18377

Frequency and Duration of Boarding for Pediatric Mental Health Conditions at Acute Care Hospitals in the US

JAMA. 2021 Dec 14;326(22):2326-2328. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.18377.

Authors

JoAnna K Leyenaar¹, Seneca D Freyleue², Amy Bordogna², Christopher Wong², Nicole Penwill³, Ryan Bode⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
² The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco.
⁴ Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

Abstract

This study estimates the frequency and duration of boarding for pediatric mental health conditions at US acute care hospitals and describes hospital resources available to support youths during boarding.

MeSH terms

Child
Health Care Surveys
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitals, Community
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
United States / epidemiology