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Prevalence, Health and Resource Utilization, and Unmet Healthcare Needs of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Children with Developmental Disabilities
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Payakachat, Nalin; Long, Christopher R.; McElfish, Pearl A.; Narcisse, Marie-Rachelle; Felix, Holly C.; Bursac, Zoran; Hudson, Teresa J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Little is known about health limitations and service utilization among the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) children with developmental disabilities (DDs) due to limited data. Our study examined the prevalence of DDs, health limitations, services used, and the unmet needs of NHPI children aged 3 to 17 years using cross-sectional data…
Descriptors: Incidence, Health Services, Health Needs, Pacific Islanders
Identifying Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2001-2007. National Health Statistics Reports. Number 48
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Pastor, Patricia N.; Reuben, Cynthia A.; Duran, Catherine R. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2012
Objectives: This report examines two measures that identify children with emotional and behavioral problems: high scores based on questions in the brief version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and a single question about serious (definite or severe) overall emotional and behavioral difficulties. Children were classified into…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Mental Health, Child Health
Concurrent Medical Conditions and Health Care Use and Needs among Children with Learning and Behavioral Developmental Disabilities, National Health Interview Survey, 2006-2010
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Schieve, Laura A.; Gonzalez, Vanessa; Boulet, Sheree L.; Visser, Susanna N.; Rice, Catherine E.; Braun, Kim Van Naarden; Boyle, Coleen A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Studies document various associated health risks for children with developmental disabilities (DDs). Further study is needed by disability type. Using the 2006-2010 National Health Interview Surveys, we assessed the prevalence of numerous medical conditions (e.g. asthma, frequent diarrhea/colitis, seizures), health care use measures (e.g. seeing a…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Developmental Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Serious Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Mental Health Contacts in American and British Children and Adolescents
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Mojtabai, Ramin – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To compare prevalence of serious emotional and behavioral problems and mental health contacts for these problems among American and British children and adolescents. Method: Data on children and adolescents ages 5 to 16 years were drawn from the 2004 U.S. National Health Interview Survey (response rate = 79.4%) and the 2004 survey of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Incidence, Emotional Disturbances
Disability, Health Insurance Coverage, and Utilization of Acute Health Services in the United States. Disability Statistics Report 4.
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LaPlante, Mitchell P. – 1993
This report uses data from the 1989 National Health Interview Survey to estimate health insurance coverage of children and nonelderly adults with disabilities and their utilization of physician and hospital care as a function of health insurance status. In part 1, national statistics on disability and insurance status are provided for different…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Demography
Families with Disabilities in the United States. Disability Statistics Report 8.
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LaPlante, Mitchell P.; And Others – 1996
Based on the 1990 Core Questionnaire and Family Resources Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey, involving 108,815 individuals, this report presents estimates of the prevalence of disability in families, selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and utilization of health services by families with and without members with…
Descriptors: Age, Disabilities, Educational Attainment, Ethnic Groups