PMID: 11904641Mar 21, 2002Paper

Parent caregiver-related predictors of health care service utilization by children with cerebral palsy enrolled in Medicaid

Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
Rajesh BalkrishnanL A Koman

Abstract

This study examined the associations between characteristics of the parent caregiver and health care service utilization by children with cerebral palsy enrolled in Medicaid. A questionnaire was administered to the parents of children with cerebral palsy being treated in a North Carolina hospital, and the responses were linked with health services claims data from Medicaid. Data were available for 93 patients who maintained 1 year of continuous enrollment. The impact of selected demographic variables (race, years the child had the condition, employment, transportation) and behavioral variables (belief the child was receiving appropriate care, willingness to use home nursing and respite services, self-assessment of the severity of the child's condition, and use of orthopedic aids) on the frequency and costs of health care services was explored with use of multiple regression analysis. Parents who were willing to use home nursing and respite services were more likely to utilize these services, as well as inpatient facilities and orthopedic care, for their children (P <.05). However, parents who perceived that their child was receiving adequate care were less likely to utilize orthopedic care and home nursing for their children (P...Continue Reading

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