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ArticleJournal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community2025

"A very different place from when the pandemic started": Lessons learned for improving systems of care for families of children with medical complexity.

Vanessa C Fong, Jennifer Baumbusch, Koushambhi Basu Khan

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Article in Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Family Caregivers' Experiences of Services for Children With Medical Complexity: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vanessa C FongSchool of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7457-0418
Jennifer BaumbuschSchool of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Koushambhi Basu KhanSchool of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) created unprecedented challenges for everyone, but especially families of children with medical complexity (MC) who rely on a comprehensive range of health and social services in their daily lives. Yet despite this, there are limited studies exploring caregiver perspectives regarding access to health and social services during the pandemic. To address this gap, we aimed to explore how health and social services can better meet the needs of children with MC and their families. Sixteen parents residing with their children with MC (from birth to 18 years) in British Columbia, Canada participated in semi-structured interviews between July 2021 and April 2022. Findings revealed two different areas to improve services for families of children with MC, those relating to technology and family-centered care. Parents prioritized expanding the use of digital communication tools to support service navigation and scheduling. Virtual platforms were viewed as being valuable for building connections with other families and their community. In terms of family-centered care, parents emphasized the importance of policies recognizing the physical, emotional, and financial needs of the family. Findings have important implications for improving services to enhance the well-being and quality of life of children with MC and their families.

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Child Health ServicesChildren with DisabilitiesCOVID-19Health Services AccessibilityParentsAdolescentAdultBritish ColumbiaCaregiversChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInterviews as Topicchildren with medical complexityCOVID-19familyhealth servicesqualitative research

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PMCPMC12145465

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