Joanna Thomson1, Samir S Shah2, Jeffrey M Simmons3, Hadley S Sauers-Ford4, Stephanie Brunswick4, David Hall5, Robert S Kahn6, Andrew F Beck7. 1. Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH. Electronic address: joanna.thomson@cchmc.org. 2. Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. 3. Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH. 4. Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. 6. Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. 7. Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe hardships experienced by families of children with medical complexity (CMC) and compare them with those experienced by families of children with asthma. STUDY DESIGN: We assessed hardships in a cohort of 167 families of CMC. Surveys assessed sociodemographics and hardships (eg, financial: inability to pay bills; social: limited help from family/friends). CMC cohort hardships were compared with those of an established cohort of children hospitalized with asthma using multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: CMC had diagnoses in a median of 5 different complex chronic condition categories (most common neurologic/neuromuscular), and the majority (74%) were dependent on technology. Over 80% of families of CMC reported experiencing ≥1 hardship; 68% with financial and 46% with social hardship. Despite higher socioeconomic status than families with asthma, families of CMC often experienced more hardships. For example, families of CMC were significantly more likely to report failure to pay rent/mortgage (aOR 2.6, 95% CI 1.6, 4.3) and the expectation of little to no help from family/friends (aOR 2.9, 95% CI 1.9, 4.7). CONCLUSIONS: Families of CMC frequently report financial and social hardships, often at rates higher than families with asthma who were generally of lower socioeconomic status. Identifying and acting upon hardships may be an important addition to the care of CMC.
OBJECTIVE: To describe hardships experienced by families of children with medical complexity (CMC) and compare them with those experienced by families of children with asthma. STUDY DESIGN: We assessed hardships in a cohort of 167 families of CMC. Surveys assessed sociodemographics and hardships (eg, financial: inability to pay bills; social: limited help from family/friends). CMC cohort hardships were compared with those of an established cohort of children hospitalized with asthma using multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS:CMC had diagnoses in a median of 5 different complex chronic condition categories (most common neurologic/neuromuscular), and the majority (74%) were dependent on technology. Over 80% of families of CMC reported experiencing ≥1 hardship; 68% with financial and 46% with social hardship. Despite higher socioeconomic status than families with asthma, families of CMC often experienced more hardships. For example, families of CMC were significantly more likely to report failure to pay rent/mortgage (aOR 2.6, 95% CI 1.6, 4.3) and the expectation of little to no help from family/friends (aOR 2.9, 95% CI 1.9, 4.7). CONCLUSIONS: Families of CMC frequently report financial and social hardships, often at rates higher than families with asthma who were generally of lower socioeconomic status. Identifying and acting upon hardships may be an important addition to the care of CMC.
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