Shorter waiting time was significantly associated with younger child’s age and referral to one particular rehabilitation centre.Participants were identified with help from the rehabilitation discharge coordinators at the hospitals. 2002; Majnemer et al. Our initial hypothesis was that children with mild disabilities would wait longer for rehabilitation services, since there may be a propensity towards providing services sooner to children with severe disabilities (Campbell et al.
HEALTHCARE POLICY Vol.2 No.3 Online Exclusive, 2007 [e171] RESEARCH PAPER Wait Times for Paediatric Rehabilitation Temps d’attente pour la réadaptation pédiatrique "All the parties are proposing to increase the NHS budget. 1994b). The WeeFIM may not be sensitive enough to differentiate the levels of functional disability severity for younger children (unpublished data from the authors, presented at the Journée scientifique réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation–réadaptation (REPAR) conference, Montreal, May 15, 2004). 2004).The study population included parents of preschool-aged children between 6 and 72 months, referred from the Montreal tertiary care paediatric hospitals to outpatient PT or OT at five local rehabilitation centres from September 1, 2002 to February 28, 2004. ALTUrgences est une application participative gratuite qui vous permet d’accéder en temps réel aux délais d’attente des urgences et des options de prise en charge alternatives partout en France (DOM-TOM inclus). There is so much assistance for us and there are so many people, doctors, nurses, family and friends, willing to help. More research evaluating this and other models of service delivery in children is warranted.This study was funded by the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
1984), implying that those who are knowledgeable may recognize problems earlier, perhaps leading to earlier rehabilitation.
La prestation de services réduite au cours de la pandémie de COVID-19 a eu une incidence sur les temps d'attente. "This is completely unfair for patients and staff. There may be a need to re-examine policies, re-organize the referral process and re-evaluate the efficacy of current service delivery approaches to best meet the needs of children with physical disabilities and their families.
2001). Written parental informed consent was obtained during the initial interview. Severity of the child’s functional disability did not appear to be associated with waiting time.Many parents of preschool-aged children with physical disabilities were found to experience lengthy waits (>6 months) for rehabilitation services. 2004; Majnemer 1998; Majnemer et al. 2003).Our study relied on parents as informants regarding receipt of rehabilitation services for their child. "She should have been seen in April 2018, but waited until July for her surgery.These are external links and will open in a new windowDr Nick Scriven, of the Society of Acute Medicine, said: "These figures are truly worrying as we haven't even reached the 'traditional' winter period yet.