Quality Improvements in Primary Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs: Use of a Brief Screening Measure

With the goal of identifying a population of children in primary care settings who may benefit from quality improvements in their care, we examined a new method of screening children for chronic health conditions. Parents of children treated in a pediatric clinic (N = 769) completed the screening me...

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Published in:Children's health care 2003-12, Vol.32 (4), p.273-285
Main Authors: Farmer, Janet E., Marien, Wendi E., Frasier, Lori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Continuous quality improvement
Primary health care
Screening
Special needs children
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Summary:With the goal of identifying a population of children in primary care settings who may benefit from quality improvements in their care, we examined a new method of screening children for chronic health conditions. Parents of children treated in a pediatric clinic (N = 769) completed the screening measure. Approximately 1 in 5 children had a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition, which is similar to prevalence rates in national surveys. Among children with chronic conditions (n = 162), 79% required prescription medications, 70% had above-average service use, and 28% had functional limitations. The use of the screener in primary care settings has the potential to identify a vulnerable group of children who need comprehensive and coordinated care.
ISSN:0273-9615
1532-6888
DOI:10.1207/S15326888CHC3204_3