Adolescents' Receipt of Care in a Medical Home: Results From a National Survey

Despite long-term emphasis on the medical home for children, little research focuses on adolescents. This study examines adolescent past-year attainment of medical home, its components, and subgroup differences among demographic and mental/physical health condition categories. Utilizing the 2020–21...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of adolescent health 2023-10, Vol.73 (4), p.790-794
Hauptverfasser: Adams, Sally H., Park, M. Jane, Brindis, Claire D., Irwin, Charles E.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Despite long-term emphasis on the medical home for children, little research focuses on adolescents. This study examines adolescent past-year attainment of medical home, its components, and subgroup differences among demographic and mental/physical health condition categories. Utilizing the 2020–21 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), ages 10–17 (N = 42,930), we determined medical home attainment and its 5 components and subgroup differences utilizing multivariable logistic regression: sex; race/ethnicity; income; caregiver education; insurance; language spoken at home; region; and health conditions: physical, mental, both, or none. Forty-five percent had a medical home with lower rates among those who were as follows: not White non-Hispanic; lower income; uninsured; in non-English-speaking households; adolescents whose caregivers lacked a college degree; and adolescents with mental health conditions (p range = .01–
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.019