Caregiving and Confidence to Avoid Hospitalization for Children with Medical Complexity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test associations between parent-reported confidence to avoid hospitalization and caregiving strain, activation, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Study design

In this prospective cohort study, enrolled parents of children with medical complexity (n = 75) from 3 complex care programs received text messages (at random times every 2 weeks for 3 months) asking them to rate their confidence to avoid hospitalization in the next month. Low confidence, as measured on a 10-point Likert scale (1 = not confident; 10 = fully confident), was defined as a mean rating <5. Caregiving measures included the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire, Family Caregiver Activation in Transition (FCAT), and caregiver HRQOL (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12 [SF12]). Relationships b

SUBMITTER: Coller RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9850432 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature