Psychiatric Boarding Hospitalizations for Children With Autism in a Children’s Hospital System
Staff injuries were significantly less frequent during psychiatric boarding hospitalizations for children with ASD at the main campus with enhanced resources, but physical restraint use was not. Future research should further examine the relationship between ASD care models and safety outcomes across diverse pediatric inpatient settings.
Authors
- Euna M. August (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0345-9728)
- Xia Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-111X)
- Evan M. Dalton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7855-0414)
- Ankona Banerjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4433-5446)
- Elizabeth Klinepeter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6821-7527)
- Lisa Ayoub-Rodriguez
- Sohail Amar Nibras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8923-4943)
- Jennifer Reece
- Stephanie K. Doupnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-9930)
- Cynthia Rudder
- Chadi A. Calarge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4368-1294)
- D’Ondra Bobbitt
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008367
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00