ArticleJournal of patient experience2026
Early Impact of a Co-Designed Playgroup for Children With Medical Complexity: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study.
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Abstract
Play is crucial for childhood development and quality-of-life, but for children with medical complexity (CMC), availability of recreational programming is rare. A home healthcare organization in Toronto, Ontario collaborated with parents to co-design a novel 6-week playgroup that offered accessible, medically safe, and enjoyable play experiences for CMC. A mixed methods approach was undertaken to assess the early impact of the playgroup on participating CMC's quality-of-life functioning. The Pediatric Quality-of-Life Inventory was administered as a pre-post-measure followed by semi-structured interviews with parents. Sixteen parents corresponding to 18 registered CMC participated in the study. Early outcomes indicated an increase in overall quality-of-life functioning (27.4%
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