Journal article
Impact of chronic illness timing and persistence at school entry on child and parent outcomes: Australian Longitudinal Study
J Quach, T Barnett
Academic Pediatrics | Published : 2015
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To understand the prevalence and timing of child chronic illness at school entry; associations with child learning, behavior and health-related quality of life and parent mental health at ages 6 to 7, 8 to 9, and 10 to 11 years; and cumulative health care costs. METHODS: Data were drawn from the first 4 waves of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Children were aged 4 to 5 years at wave 1, with data collection every 2 years. Parent-reported timing of child chronic illness at school entry was categorized into 4 chronic illness groups based on changes between waves 1 and 2: none, resolving, incident and persistent. Child outcomes included: parent-reported quality of life,..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This article uses confidentialized unit record tiles from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) survey. The LSAC project was initiated and is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and is managed by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. The findings and views reported herein, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either FaHCSIA or the Australian Institute of Family Studies. We thank all the parents and children who took part in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (http://www.growingupinaustralia.gov.au/). Research at The Royal Children's Hospital Education Institute is funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Research at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported by the Victorian government's Operational Infrastructure Program. Dr Quach is supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award (DE140100751).