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Evaluation of Continuity of Care of Children With Special Health Needs

NCT05803291 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2023-04-07

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Summary

Children and adolescents with special health care needs represent a small but relevant subset of the pediatric population due to high costs for the health care system, risk of lower quality of care, unmet health care needs, and negative health outcomes. Coordination of care and continuity of care are essential issues of appropriate care for these patients, as showed also by the "Special Needs Kids" project, carried out in Emilia Romagna. This project showed the potential for family pediatricians (FP) in Italy to serve as care coordinators and facilitate the implementation of integrated care pathways for children with special health care needs. In Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG), a system of "continuity of care" for patients with special needs was developed and implemented. This system integrate hospital and community care in a network involving also FPs, General Practitioner and different actors of social and health services. The aim of this study is to prospectively evaluate the continuity of care provided to children and adolescents with special health needs residing in the FVG region.

Conditions

  • Children With Special Health Needs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elisa Zanello, MSC · IRCCS materno infantile Burlo Garofolo

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-26
Primary Completion
2021-10-31
Completion
2021-10-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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