Chronic Illness in Childhood: A Regional Survey of Care

Author:

Pless I. Barry1,Satterwhite Betty1,Van Vechten Doris1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York

Abstract

Patterns of care provided by primary physicians for children with chronic physician illnesses are examied. Practices of pediatricians are compared with those of general practitioners in a ten-county region in Upstate New York. Data collected from 82 physicians surveyed in nine rural counties and one urban area indicate that, on the average, 7.4% of all children seen annually have one or more chronic conditions. Most such children are referred to subspecialists for part or all of their care; the frequency of referral, however, depends chiefly on the nature of the disorder. Primary responsiblity for the broader aspects of care is more often assumed by rural than urban physicians and more often by general practitioners than pediatricians. Nevertheless, mental health, social, and some technical services are generally underutilized by both groups of primary physicians.

Publisher

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Subject

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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