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Description of Audiologic, Developmental, Ophthalmologic, and Neurologic Diagnoses at a Primary Care Clinic for Children in Foster Care

<imgsrc=”” border=”0″ align=”left” alt=”image”>Abstract:

Objectives:

This study aimed to describe the prevalence of medically diagnosed audiologic, developmental, ophthalmologic, and neurologic conditions in a foster care primary care clinic and to identify any associations among these diagnoses and patient characteristics, placement type, and maltreatment type.

Methods:

This study used the electronic medical records for patients (n = 4977), aged 0 to 20 years, with at least 1 visit to an academic-affiliated medical center primary care clinic exclusively serving children in foster care between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2020. This study was a retrospective chart review. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Bivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine associations between the outcome variables and each independent variable. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed using only significant independent variables from the bivariate analysis.

Results:

Overall, 3.5% of children had an audiologic diagnosis, 42% had a developmental diagnosis, 9.0% had an ophthalmologic diagnosis, and 4.5% had a neurologic diagnosis. There were increased odds of developmental delay with child neglect and medical complexity and decreased odds with Hispanic ethnicity, Black race, female sex, obesity, and shelter placement.

Conclusion:

These findings add to the limited data regarding medically diagnosed audiologic, developmental, ophthalmologic, and neurologic conditions for children in foster care in a primary care setting. A medical home may help children in foster care, who experience many barriers to comprehensive health care, to better identify and address these health conditions. Future studies are needed that examine health outcomes of children in foster care with these health conditions followed in a medical home.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 01/12/2023 | Link to this post on IFP |
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