Drivers that decrease hospital-delivered care in children with medical complexity: Parental perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Children with medical complexity (CMC) have chronic and severe conditions leading to medical fragility. CMC represent less than 1% of children but account for one-third of paediatric healthcare expenditures. Enrollment to a complex care program (CCP) decreases health care resource utilization while improving parental satisfaction. An in-depth understanding of how these changes operate in real-world setting is needed to further support CMC and their families. This study aimed at assessing the possible reasons for a decrease in emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization length of stay related to enrollment to a CCP, based on parental perspectives.

Study design

Using a qualitative approach, data were collected using in-depth, semi-structured i

SUBMITTER: Thibault LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11398940 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature