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Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal 9/2019

10.07.2019

Do Children with Special Health Care Needs with Anxiety have Unmet Health Care Needs? An Analysis of a National Survey

verfasst von: Cori Green, Hye-Young Jung, Xian Wu, Erika Abramson, John T. Walkup, Jennifer S. Ford, Zachary M. Grinspan

Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Ausgabe 9/2019

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Abstract

Objective

To describe differences in health care needs between Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) with and without anxiety and examine the association between anxiety and unmet health care needs.

Methods

We analyzed data from the 2009/2010 national survey of CSHCN. The independent variable was anxiety. The main outcomes were health care needs and unmet needs. Covariates included demographics, other co-morbid conditions, and the presence and quality of a medical home. We used bivariate analyses and multivariable logistic regression to assess the relationships among anxiety, covariates, and the outcomes. We stratified our analysis by age (6–11 years, 12–17 years). Propensity score matched paired analysis was used as a sensitivity analysis.

Results

Our final sample included 14,713 6–11 year-olds and 15,842 12–17-year-olds. Anxiety was present in 16% of 6–11 year-olds and 23% or 12–17 year-olds. In bivariate analyses, CSHCN with anxiety had increased health care needs and unmet needs, compared to CSHCN without anxiety. In multivariable analyses, only children 12–17 years old with anxiety had increased odds of having an unmet health care need compared to those children without anxiety (OR 1.44 [95% CI 1.17–1.78]). This was confirmed in the propensity score matching analysis (OR 1.12, [95% CI 1.02–1.22]). The specific unmet needs for older CSHCN with anxiety were mental health care (OR 1.54 [95% CI 1.09–2.17]) and well child checkups (OR 2.01 [95% CI 1.18–3.44]).

Conclusion

Better integration of the care for mental and physical health is needed to ensure CSHCN with anxiety have all of their health care needs met.
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Metadaten
Titel
Do Children with Special Health Care Needs with Anxiety have Unmet Health Care Needs? An Analysis of a National Survey
verfasst von
Cori Green
Hye-Young Jung
Xian Wu
Erika Abramson
John T. Walkup
Jennifer S. Ford
Zachary M. Grinspan
Publikationsdatum
10.07.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Maternal and Child Health Journal / Ausgabe 9/2019
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-019-02759-8

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