TY - JOUR T1 - Paediatric pain-related conditions impact healthcare expenditures JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 229 LP - 229 DO - 10.1136/ebmed-2015-110207 VL - 20 IS - 6 AU - Celeste Torio Y1 - 2015/12/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/20/6/229.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Groenewald CB, Wright DR, Palermo TM. Health care expenditures associated with pediatric pain-related conditions in the USA. Pain 2015;156:951–7OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed.Pain-related conditions affect an estimated 15–25% of children. These conditions are twice as prevalent as asthma and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with a similar prevalence to obesity. Unlike the three other conditions which are known to impose a heavy economic burden on families and society, little is known about the economic impact of paediatric pain-related conditions. The objectives of this study, therefore, are twofold: (1) to assess the impact of paediatric pain-related conditions on national healthcare expenditures and (2) to compare incremental healthcare expenditures associated with paediatric pain-related conditions relative to asthma, ADHD and obesity in children.This cross-sectional study linked two large, nationally representative databases: the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Different years were used because … ER -