Caregiver Burden in Caregivers of Children With Special Health Care Needs and Association With Chronic Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) affects millions of individuals in the United States but evidence of its prevalence among caregivers of children with special health care needs is sparse. We sought to estimate the prevalence of CNCP and its association with caregiver burden, in a nationally representative sample.

Methods

Retrospective cross-sectional study using pooled Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data for 2010-2015. Within interviewed households, family groups consisting of at least 1 parent and 1 child (0-17 y) were identified. CNCP was identified by one or more International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9)-CM codes utilizing previously published approaches. Level of caregiver burden was defined using a validated screener questionn

SUBMITTER: Camelo Castillo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989673 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature