Journal article
Foster and kinship carer survey: Accessing health services for children in out-of-home care
K McLean, H Hiscock, D Scott, S Goldfeld
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | WILEY | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.15157
Abstract
Aim: To explore the experiences of Victorian foster and kinship carers in accessing health services for children in their care and to quantify the frequency of potential barriers to health care. Methods: On-line survey co-designed with the Foster Care Association of Victoria measuring carer-reported health service engagement by a child/young person in their care, ease of service access, time to receiving Medicare number and out-of-pocket health-related costs. A total of 239 foster and 51 kinship carers were recruited through email and social media by carer support agencies. Results: In total, 90% of children/young people had engaged with a general practitioner. Most had engaged with dental (..
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Awarded by Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Funding Acknowledgements
Thanks to the Foster Care Association of Victoria for co-designing and pilot-testing of the survey and for distributing the survey to members; thanks to Kinship Carers Victoria for distributing the survey to their members and to the foster care agencies who encouraged carers to complete the survey. This research is supported the State Government of Victoria's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. K McLean is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship PhD scholarship and Murdoch Children's Research Institute scholarship. S Goldfeld is supported by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship 1082922. H Hiscock is supported by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship 1136222.