Michelle Dey|Jen Wang|Anthony F. Jorm|Meichun Mohler?Kuo
Children with mental versus physical health problems: differences in perceived disease severity, health care service utilization and parental health literacy
University of Melbourne|Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|University of Zurich|University of Melbourne|Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|University of Zurich
compare children mental physical health problems regarding 1 perceived disease severity 2 impact condition families 3 utilization health care services including satisfaction care 4 parents health literacy childs condition treatment furthermore examined whether parents health literacy differs types mental health condition parental reports 9 14yearold children mental n 785 physical health problems n 475 analyzed populationbased national survey children special health care needs switzerland mental health problems perceived severe p 0001 exerting larger impact upon family eg financial impact physical health problems furthermore fewer parents children mental health problem mentioned particular person place contact needed information advice regarding childs condition p 0004 satisfied health care services child received p 0001 odds low health literacy higher among parents children suffering mental health problems vs parents children physical health problems adjusted model 192 95 ci 147250 p 0001 finding held generally mental health problem although trend observable internalizing problems large impact childrens mental health conditions families might reduced adapting provision health care increasing parents health literacy