OBJECTIVE: To describe the distribution and predictors of mental health service use for a survey of Ontario household residents aged 15 to 64 years. METHOD: Service use was defined as any past-year contact with formal or informal health care…
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the Impact on Sibling scale, a six-item measure of parents' perception of the effects of a child's illness on healthy siblings. METHODS: Participants were 122 parents of a child with chronic illness, developmental…
OBJECTIVE: To describe the proportion of youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) who are receiving services for medical transitions and to describe which sociodemographic and health care-related factors are associated with receiving transition…
Hospitalization and use of outpatient health care services during a 1-year period by 369 pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy, myelodysplasia, or multiple physical handicaps and 456 randomly selected children without congenital…
Children with complex chronic conditions have a high need for health and social care resources. Many parents explore parallel resources such as alternative therapies, associations, psychological support, private medical consultations, and other…
OBJECTIVE: The goal was to clarify potential mechanisms underlying differences/disparities in pediatric palliative and end-of-life care. METHODS: We systematically searched online databases to identify articles relating to differences/disparities in…
PURPOSE: The purpose was to examine the characteristics of children who use hospice care. DESIGN AND METHODS: Using the Andersen Model of Health Services Use, California Medicaid administrative databases were analyzed to describe the characteristics…
