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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 13.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Nov;165(11):1020–1026. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.172

Table 4.

Families of children with special health care needs reporting difficulty with accessing services in last 12 months, by complexity.

Service Needed Total
weighted n
Less-Complex More-Complex AOR
(95% CI)
# Less-Complex % received
service
# More-Complex % received
service
Preventive care 7,938,113 7,647,578 98 290,535 97 1.5 (.65, 3.3)
Specialty care 5,281,140 4,956,878 95 324,262 94 2.0 (1.3, 3.1)
Preventive dental care 8,273,973 8,009,206 92 264,767 87 .82 (.56, 1.2)
Other dental care 2,464,893 2,396,862 98 68,031 96 1.0 (.38, 2.7)
Prescriptions 8,811,327 8,501,168 98 310,159 95 .50 (.26, .97)
Therapies 2,330,249 2,045,493 87 140,048 80 .83 (.59, 1.2)
Mental health care 2,550,503 2,397,218 85 153,285 84 1.1 (.68, 1.8)
Substance abuse counseling 196,311 190,559 79 5,752 83 .48 (.11, 2.2)
Home health services 457,942 365,896 90 73,545 86 1.0 (.41, 2.5)
Eyeglasses/vision care 3,404,342 3,239,572 96 164,770 93 .74 (.37, 1.5)
Hearing aid/care 482,090 407,511 92 74,579 93 1.6 (.58, 4.2)
Respite care 464,223 363,301 53 100,922 51 1.1 (.72, 1.7)
Genetic counseling 577,468 506,555 76 70,913 78 1.3 (.67, 2.7)
Family mental health counseling 1,253,180 1,140,519 81 112,661 80 1.4 (.87, 2.1)
Referrals 3,355,014 3,151,700 79 995,768 70 .79 (.55, 1.1)
≥1 unmet medical service total 10,221,439 9,897,419 20 324,020 49 1.9 (1.4, 2.5)
≥5 unmet medical service total 10,221,439 9,897,419 .84 324,020 5 2.4 (1.3, 4.3)
Very satisfied with medical
services
9,978,472 9,656,167 60 322,305 39 .69 (.54, .89)
Non-medical services 10,128,214 9,806,137 10 322,077 33 2.1 (1.6, 2.8)

All data weighted. Total n = weighted subjects for which question was applicable (e.g. preventive care needed). Less-Complex and More-Complex n are the total weighted study subjects for each category. Analyses adjusted for age, insurance, income, usual source of health care, autism, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, cerebral palsy, seizure, joint problems.