Association Between Children With Life-Threatening Conditions and Their Parents' and Siblings' Mental and Physical Health.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite concerns regarding the potential deleterious physical and mental health outcomes among family members of a child with a life-threatening condition (LTC), few studies have examined empirical measures of health outcomes among these family members.

Objectives

To examine whether mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers of children with 1 of 4 types of pediatric LTCs have higher rates of health care encounters, diagnoses, and prescriptions compared with families of children without these conditions.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included US families with commercial insurance coverage from a single carrier. Children who had 1 of 4 LTCs (substantial prematurity, critical congenital heart disease, cancer, or a condition re

SUBMITTER: Feudtner C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689391 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature