Integrated health Services for Children: a qualitative study of family perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing evidence that integrated care improves child related quality of life and reduces health service use. However, there is limited evidence on family perspectives about the quality of integrated care for children's services. This study aimed to understand children, young people, and caregivers' perceptions of a new integrated care service, and to identify essential components of integrated care for children and young people with ongoing conditions.

Methods

A qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with caregivers and children included families (N = 37) with children with one of four ongoing conditions (asthma, eczema, epilepsy, constipation) who had experienced a new integrated care service delivered in South London, UK.

Results

Four key

SUBMITTER: Satherley RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7901188 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature