Definitions and operationalizations of pediatric chronic patients: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: There are significant inconsistencies in the description of different chronic pediatric patient categories, their corresponding definitions and operationalizations. These inconsistencies hamper shared understanding in clinical practice, research and policy-making. To move forward in this field, this scoping review aimed to provide an overview of these definitions and operationalizations. Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, the Cochrane library and CINAHL were searched for studies published between 2019 and 2023, with definitions of patient categories referring to children aged 0-18 years with a chronic condition. Studies selection and data extraction were conducted independently by multiple reviewers. The data synthesis emerged from an iterative process conducted by the research team. Of the 3570 s

SUBMITTER: van der Perk CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12644160 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature