Chidiogo Anyigbo1,2, Anne E Fuller3, Yao I Cheng4, Linda Y Fu2, Harolyn M Belcher5,6, Beth A Tarini7,2, Nicole M Brown8. 1. Division of General Pediatrics and Community Health, Children's National Hospital. 2. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University; Washington, DC. 3. Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto, ON, Canada. 4. RELI Group, Inc; Baltimore, MD. 5. Office for Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, Kennedy Krieger Institute; Baltimore, MD. 6. Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD. 7. Children's National Research Institute, Children's National Hospital; Silver Spring, MD. 8. Strong Children Wellness Medical Group; Jamaica, NY.
Abstract
Introduction: Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may access multiple systems of care to address medical and social complexities. Care coordination (CC) optimizes health outcomes for children with special health care needs who often use multiple systems of care. Little is known about whether ACEs are associated with need and unmet need for CC. Methods: Use of the 2016-2017 National Survey of Children's Health to identify children who saw ≥1 health care provider in the last 12 months. The study team used weighted logistic regression analyses to examine associations between 9 ACE types, ACE score and need and unmet need for CC. Results: In the sample (N=39,219, representing 38,316,004 US children), material hardship (aOR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.29-1.75), parental mental illness (aOR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.07-1.60), and neighborhood violence (aOR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.01-1.74) were significantly associated with an increased need for CC. Material hardship was also associated with unmet need for CC (aOR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.80 - 3.11). Children with ACE scores of 1, 2, 3, and ≥4 had higher odds of need and unmet need for CC than children with 0 ACEs. Discussion: Specific ACE types and higher ACE scores were associated with need and unmet need for CC. Evaluating the unique needs of children who endured ACEs should be considered in the design and implementation of CC processes in the pediatric healthcare system.
Introduction: Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may access multiple systems of care to address medical and social complexities. Care coordination (CC) optimizes health outcomes for children with special health care needs who often use multiple systems of care. Little is known about whether ACEs are associated with need and unmet need for CC. Methods: Use of the 2016-2017 National Survey of Children's Health to identify children who saw ≥1 health care provider in the last 12 months. The study team used weighted logistic regression analyses to examine associations between 9 ACE types, ACE score and need and unmet need for CC. Results: In the sample (N=39,219, representing 38,316,004 US children), material hardship (aOR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.29-1.75), parental mental illness (aOR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.07-1.60), and neighborhood violence (aOR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.01-1.74) were significantly associated with an increased need for CC. Material hardship was also associated with unmet need for CC (aOR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.80 - 3.11). Children with ACE scores of 1, 2, 3, and ≥4 had higher odds of need and unmet need for CC than children with 0 ACEs. Discussion: Specific ACE types and higher ACE scores were associated with need and unmet need for CC. Evaluating the unique needs of children who endured ACEs should be considered in the design and implementation of CC processes in the pediatric healthcare system.
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adverse childhood experiences; care management; health services research
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