1. Impact of medical home-consistent care and child condition on select health, community, and family level outcomes among children with special health care needs.
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Wells, Rebecca, Daniel, Patricia, Barger, Brian, Rice, Catherine E., Bandlamudi, Maitreyi, and Crimmins, Daniel
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EVALUATION of medical care ,HEALTH services accessibility ,SOCIAL support ,MATHEMATICAL models ,CHILDREN with disabilities ,PATIENT-centered care ,COMMUNITY health services ,CONTINUUM of care ,INCOME ,PREVENTIVE health services ,SEVERITY of illness index ,THEORY ,DECISION making ,HEALTH insurance ,PATIENT-family relations ,ODDS ratio ,MEDICAL needs assessment - Abstract
Using the 2009/2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), we investigated the impact of medical home-consistent care and child condition on five outcomes for CSHCN (n = 32,299). Models suggested that medical home-consistent care predicted increased odds of preventive services receipt, no unmet health or family support needs, ease of use of community-based services, and shared decision-making. Despite these positive effects, disparities persisted based on insurance, condition complexity, and household income. These findings illustrate the positive impacts of medical home-consistent care on children yet remind health professionals of the unique family circumstances that ultimately impact health and wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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