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  • Pediatric Healthcare
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Children and young persons often present to Emergency Departments (EDs) with physical symptoms linked to psychosocial distress.
  • This presentation leads to increased healthcare utilization and costs, with limited longitudinal data in Asian contexts.
  • This study examines healthcare trajectories and costs for children with possible functional somatic symptoms in Singapore.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize three-year healthcare utilization and costs in children presenting with possible functional somatic symptoms to a pediatric ED.
  • To identify factors associated with recurrent ED use in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of 4,964 patients aged 6-15 years at a tertiary pediatric hospital.
  • Follow-up for three years (2018-2021) tracking ED, inpatient, and specialist outpatient care (SOC) use.
  • Logistic regression analyzed factors associated with recurrent ED visits beyond Year 1.

Main Results:

  • ED revisits decreased by 84.5% and total healthcare costs by 75.6% from Year 1 to Year 3.
  • Specialist outpatient care and inpatient admissions remained substantial in Years 2 and 3.
  • Younger age, minority ethnicity, and initial inpatient admission predicted recurrent ED visits.

Conclusions:

  • Declining ED revisits contrast with persistent specialist and inpatient use, indicating unmet psychosocial needs.
  • Specific subgroups (younger age, minority ethnicity, initial inpatient admission) require targeted interventions.
  • Integrating psychosocial screening and culturally responsive referrals is crucial for reducing healthcare use and addressing distress.