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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Utilization of Parallel Resources and Sociodemographic Factors in Treating Children with Complex Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Bibiana Pérez-Ardanaz, María José Peláez-Cantero, María González-Cano-Caballero, Laura Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Alberto José Gómez-González, Inmaculada Lupiáñez-Pérez, José Miguel Morales-Asencio, José Carlos Canca-Sánchez

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bibiana Pérez-ArdanazFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6231-1144
María José Peláez-CanteroPaediatric Palliative Care Unit, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29011 Málaga, Spain.
María González-Cano-CaballeroFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, Spain.
Laura Gutiérrez-RodríguezFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5738-205X
Alberto José Gómez-GonzálezFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
Inmaculada Lupiáñez-PérezFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
José Miguel Morales-AsencioFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7911-7487
José Carlos Canca-SánchezFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1906-3568
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga · ESUniversidad de Málaga · ESHospital Regional Universitario de Málaga · ESUniversidad de Sevilla · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChildren with complex chronic conditions have a high need for health and social care resources. Many parents explore parallel resources such as alternative therapies, associations, psychological support, private medical consultations, and other out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare. The use of these alternative health resources is sometimes unclear and may lead to health inequalities. To characterize the use made of alternative healthcare resources for children with complex chronic conditions. Additionally, we evaluate the influence of sociodemographic factors on the distribution of this utilization of resources; (2) Methods: Cross-sectional study. Children with complex chronic diseases were treated at a tertiary hospital in Granada, Spain in 2016. We analyzed their use of healthcare resources and socioeconomic variables. This research complies with STROBE guidelines for observational studies; (3) Results: In total, 265 children were analyzed (mean age 7.3 years, SD 4.63). A total of 105 children (39.6%) attended private consultations with specialists, and 12.1% (

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alternative therapiesand socioeconomic factorschild health servicesmultiple chronic conditionspsychosocial support systemspublic healthsocial support

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