Nancy McClung1,2, Jill Glidewell1, Sherry L. Farr1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.4, pp. 554-562, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12605
Abstract Objective: To examine the financial burdens and mental health needs of families of children with
special healthcare needs (CSHCN) with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Methods: Data from the 2009–2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
(NS-CSHCN) were used to examine parent-reported financial burdens (out-of-pocket expenses,
financial problems, employment impact, caregiving hours) and family members’ need for mental
health services in families of CSHCN with CHD. Multivariable logistic regression was used to compare financial burdens and family members’ need for mental health services among CSHCN with
and without CHD. Among CSHCN with CHD, multivariable logistic regression, stratified by… More >
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