Should children with special health care needs have separate preventive care visits?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1216-1218

  Schor, Edward L ^a  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 36849037420     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.12.1216     Document Type: Editorial

References (16)

1. Cooley WC; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Children With Disabilities. Providing a primary care medical home for children and youth with cerebral palsy. Pediatrics. 2004;114(4):1106-1113.
2. Selden TM. Compliance with well-child visit recommendations: evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000-2002. Pediatrics. 2006;118(6):e1766-e1778.
3. Newacheck PW, Kim SE. A national profile of health care utilization and expenditures for children with special health care needs. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(1):10-17.
4. Chung PJ, Garfield CF, Elliot MN, Carey C, Eriksson C, Schuster MA. Need for and use of family leave among parents of children with special health care needs. Pediatrics. 2007;119(5):e1047-e1055.
5. Damiano P, Hageman G, Lobas J, et al. Children With Special Health Care Needs in Iowa: Results From the Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey. Iowa City, IA: Public Policy Center, University of Iowa; 2002. http://ppc.uiowa.edu/health/iowachild2000/CSHCN. Accessed June 26, 2007.
6. Houtrow AJ, Kim SE, Chen AY, Newacheck PW. Preventive health care for children with and without special health care needs. Pediatrics. 2007;119(4):e821-e828.
7. Van Cleave J, Heisler M, Devries JM, Joiner TA, Davis MM. Discussion of illness during well-child care visits with parents of children with and without special health care needs. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(12):1170- 1175.
8. American Academy of Pediatrics. Active and passive immunization. In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Long SS, McMillan JA, eds. Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 27th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2006:45.
9. Szilagyi PG, Rodewald LE, Humiston SG, et al. Missed opportunities for childhood vaccinations in office practices and the effect on vaccination status. Pediatrics. 1993;91(1):1-7.
10. Yarnall KSH, Pollak KI, Ostbye T, et al. Primary care: is there enough time for prevention? Am J Public Health. 2003;93(4):635-641.
11. American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatricians' provision of preventive care and use of health supervision guidelines. Periodic Survey of Fellows No. 56. http://www.aap.org/research/periodicsurvey/ps56exs.htm. Accessed July 2, 2007.
12. Bethell C, Peck C, Schor EL. Assessing health system provision of well-child care: the Promoting Healthy Development Survey. Pediatrics. 2001;107(5):1084-1094.
13. Kuo AA, Inkelas M, Lotstein DS, Samson KM, Schor EL, Halfon N. Rethinking well-child care in the United States: an international comparison. Pediatrics. 2006;118(4):1692-1702.
14. Recommendations for preventive pediatric health care: Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine. Pediatrics. 2000;105(3):645-646.
15. Rosenthal MS, Lannon CM, Stuart JM, Brown L, Miller WC, Margolis PA. A randomized trial of practice-based education to improve delivery systems for anticipatory guidance. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(5):456-463.
16. The Commonwealth Fund. A practical guide for improving child developmental services. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/innovations/ innovations_show.htm?doc_id=372065. Published May 8, 2006. Accessed September 20, 2007.