Access to the Medical Home Among Children With and Without Special Health Care Needs.
Pediatrics
; 142(6)2018 12.
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| ID: mdl-30498076
ABSTRACT
media-1vid110.1542/5840358562001PEDS-VA_2018-1795Video Abstract OBJECTIVES:
The medical home is central to providing quality health care for children. Access to the medical home has historically been tracked by using the National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs and the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). Between 2012 and 2015, the NSCH was redesigned, combining the 2 surveys into a single, annual assessment. In this study, we provide the latest estimates of medical home access among children in the United States.METHODS:
We used data from the 2016 NSCH (N = 50 212). Medical home access was defined as a composite measure composed of 5 subcomponents (usual source of care, personal doctor or nurse, referral access, receipt of care coordination, and receipt of family-centered care) for 50 177 US children aged 0 to 17 years. We conducted bivariate analyses and logistic regression to examine the sociodemographic and health characteristics associated with reported attainment of the medical home composite measure and each subcomponent. Analyses were survey weighted.RESULTS:
In 2016, 43.2% of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and 50.0% of non-CSHCN were reported to have access to a medical home. Attainment of the medical home composite measure varied significantly by sociodemographic characteristics among both CSHCN and non-CSHCN, as did attainment rates for each of the 5 subcomponents. The medical complexity of CSHCN was also associated with attainment rates of all outcomes.CONCLUSIONS:
The medical home incorporates elements of care considered necessary for providing comprehensive, quality care. Our results indicate that there is still room to improve access to the medical home among all children.
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de la Atención de Salud
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Servicios de Salud del Niño
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Atención Dirigida al Paciente
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Atención Integral de Salud
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Encuestas de Atención de la Salud
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Niños con Discapacidad
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatrics
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article