Ophthalmic health care needs of children with disabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Although vision care is crucial for pediatric eye health, research on vision care utilization by children with disabilities remains limited. Furthermore, no study has investigated the variations among various disability types and the interaction between disability status and age.

Methods

All children with disabilities listed in the Taiwan National Disability Registry during the study period (2015-2019) were matched by age and sex at a 1:4 ratio with children without disabilities. Vision care needs were measured on the basis of (1) the number of outpatient ophthalmology visits, (2) total medical costs associated with outpatient ophthalmology visits, and (3) whether ophthalmic care was provided. Generalized estimating equation models were estimated to determine the

SUBMITTER: Pu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858193 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature