Nonemergent emergency room utilization for an inner-city pediatric population.

Objective: To identify patient reasons for accessing an urban Pediatric Emergency Room (PER) for primary care and to explore attitudes and practice regarding alternative sources for their medical home.

Methods: A total of 210 questionnaires, consisting of 24 questions each, were completed in a face-to-face interview performed by trained interviewers. Questions asked included sources of medical care, frequency of use, and factors that went into caregiver decisions for using different sources of care.

Prevalence, predictors, and attitudes toward cosleeping in an urban pediatric center.

Cosleeping is the normative practice in many of the world's societies but is not endorsed by the Consumer Products Safety Commission or by the American Academy of Pediatrics. A survey was performed on 101 caregivers in an urban setting, designed to assess the prevalence of cosleeping and parental attitudes for this practice. Cosleeping rate was 88% with predictors being as follows: single parent (p=0.