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Experiences of Caregivers as Clients of a Patient Navigation Program for Children and Youth with Complex Care Needs: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Cover

Experiences of Caregivers as Clients of a Patient Navigation Program for Children and Youth with Complex Care Needs: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Open Access
|Nov 2020

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Participant Characteristics (n = 22).

n
Age (n = 20)a
    20–29 years old1
    30–39 years old9
    40–49 years old6
    50–59 years old1
    60–69 years old3
Gender
    male3
    female19
Primary language spoken
    English21
    French1
Highest level of education completed (n = 21)a
    four or more years of university15
    some university/college diploma3
    high school1
    some high school2
Employment status
    full-time employment7
    part-time/casual/self-employed6
    currently not working9
Gross family income (n = 20)a
    $19,999 or less3
    $20,000–39,9992
    $40,000–59,9993
    $60,000–$69,9993
    $70,000 or more9
Marital relationship status (n = 21)a
    married/common law14
    separated3
    widowed2
    single2
Relationship to the child
    mother18
    father2
    grandparent1
    legal guardian1
Reason for contacting NaviCare/SoinsNavib
    resources or services11
    care coordination5
    respite3
    funding2
    caregiver education and support9

[i] a Some participants did not provide complete demographic information.

b Participants often had more than one reason for contacting NaviCare/SoinsNavi.

Table 2

Characteristics of Child/Youth with CCN (N = 28)a.

n
Gender of child/youth with CCN (n = 28)
    male19
    female9
Age of child/youth with CCN (n = 28)
    <2 years old2
    2–5 years old9
    6–11 years old10
    12–17 years old5
    >17 years old2
Condition(s) of child/youth with CCN (n = 44)b
    neurological18
    mental health12
    genetic abnormality5
    gastrointestinal1
    cardiac3
    autoimmune2
    renal2
    no diagnosis1

[i] a Four caregivers used NaviCare/SoinsNavi for more than 1 child with CCNs.

b All reported conditions were counted.

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Figure 1

Main themes and sub-themes.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5451 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 15, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 23, 2020
Published on: Nov 10, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Alison Luke, Kerrie E. Luck, Shelley Doucet, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.