Eric W Schaefer

Biographic Data

ID9512839
NAMEEric W Schaefer
GIVEN NAMESEric W
FAMILY NAMESchaefer
SIGNATURESCHAEFER E W
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Estimates of the excess cost burden of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

    Open AccessJane R Schubart, Earl Schaefer et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: Patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) have significant health challenges that are well-documented, however their impact in terms of cost is not known. Our research objective was to examine the cost burden of EDS and HSD in the United States. We focused this analysis on those with commercial insurance plans. Methods: We queried the MarketScan® database for year 2021 for claims that con…

  • Lessons Learned from an Academic Partnership to Review Pennsylvania Network for Student Assistance Services' Annual Survey

    Open AccessDeepa L Sekhar, Earl Schaefer et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania's Student Assistance Program (SAP) began in the mid-1980s to address student barriers to academic success. SAP teams, groups of trained school and community professionals, review referrals, and connect students to services. State leadership conducts an annual SAP team survey, but capacity to evaluate data and affect change is limited. In 2020, leadership partnered with [institution name] to collaboratively review the su…

  • A Collaborative Analysis of Trends in Referrals to the Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program from 2013 to 2018

    Open AccessDeepa L Sekhar, Earl Schaefer et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2023

    BACKGROUND: The Student Assistance Program (SAP) is mandated kindergarten to 12th grade in Pennsylvania schools to address barriers to student academic success. Following student referral, SAP teams use a systematic process to inform recommendations for school or community-based services. To evaluate program outcomes, a review of student SAP referral trends over a 5-year period was undertaken. METHODS: The Pennsylvania Network for Student Assista…

  • National Survey of School Employees

    Open AccessKrista Pattison, Alicia M Hoke et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2021

    BACKGROUND: During spring 2020, COVID-19 forced widespread United States school building closures in an unprecedented disruption for K-12 students and staff. Partnering with the American School Health Association (ASHA), we sought to identify areas of concern among school staff planning for school reopening with the goal of addressing gaps in resources and education. METHODS: This 16-item web-based survey was distributed via email to 7467 ASHA me…

  • Trends in Costs of Birth Hospitalization and Readmissions for Late Preterm Infants

    Open AccessRebecca R Speer, Earl Schaefer et al.ARTICLEChildren2021

    Background: The objective is to study previously unexplored trends of birth hospitalization and readmission costs for late preterm infants (LPIs) in the United States between 2005 and 2016. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of claims data to study healthcare costs of birth hospitalization and readmissions for LPIs compared to term infants (TIs) using a large private insurance database. We used a generalized linear regression model to…

  • One-Year Postpartum Mental Health Outcomes of Mothers of Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

    Open AccessTammy E Corr, Earl Schaefer et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2020

  • Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Satisfaction with Maternal and Newborn Health Care Following Childbirth

    Open AccessFabian Camacho, Carol S Weisman et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2011