Children with special health care needs (CSHCN)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Caregivers supporting children with special health care needs who visit Department of Pediatrics at Kameda Medical Clinic (Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan) and fulfill one or more of the following conditions: 1)children with chronic pediatric diseases of specified categories designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan; 2)children who have Rehabilitation Certificate; 3)children who have Physical Disability Certificate; 4)children who require home medical devices including home oxygen therapy, home mechanical ventilation, tracheotomy tube, home tubal feeding, urethral catheterization; 5)children who require rehabilitation therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children whose caregivers do not wish to participate in the study will be excluded regardless of inclusion criteria status.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PatientHealth Questionnaire-2(PHQ-2), Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF), Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kameda Medical Center Department of Pediatrics