Effect of Frequency of Family Visiting upon the Reporting of Minor Illnesses

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Material from 5 morbidity studies was reviewed to study effects of frequency of family visiting upon accuracy of reporting minor illnesses in the family groups. All studies involved only families with children. There were wide variations in the intervals between visits to the family, or reports from the family, in the different studies. The intervals in the studies in Baltimor were one week or less while they were mostly 8 to 16 weeks.in the study conducted by the Committee on the Cost of Medical Care. Two factors appear to affect accuracy of reporting minor illnesses. Most important is frequency of visits. Less important is point of emphasis of 2 individual studies. The C.C.M.C. study emphasized medical care while 2 other studies emphasized respiratory illnesses The highest ratio of respiratory illnesses to total illnesses was obtained from these 2 latter surveys. In the Eastern Health District of Baltimore study and in 2 suburban Westchester County (N.Y.) studies there was a marked decrease in reported cases of minor illnesses as the intervals between the onset and the next family visit increased.

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: