Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients Need More than a Pediatric Neurosurgeon. Part II. A Clinical Report: In the USA Lack of Parent/Caregiver Compliance Interferes with the Patient Care Sequence

Teresa L MacGregor; Hector E James; Laurel Everett; David O Childers Jr

doi:10.1159/000445897

Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients Need More than a Pediatric Neurosurgeon. Part II. A Clinical Report: In the USA Lack of Parent/Caregiver Compliance Interferes with the Patient Care Sequence

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2016;51(5):229-35. doi: 10.1159/000445897. Epub 2016 May 12.

Authors

Teresa L MacGregor¹, Hector E James, Laurel Everett, David O Childers Jr

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla., USA.

PMID: 27165666
DOI: 10.1159/000445897

Abstract

We have previously reported on the initiation, development, and preliminary results of a comprehensive multidisciplinary team for the long-term management of children with neurosurgical conditions other than spina bifida. This report addresses the follow-up of the care of these patients and identifies limitations in the care sequence including, but not limited to, lack of parental/caregiver compliance, unmet educational needs, and medical insurance issues.

MeSH terms

Caregivers / psychology
Caregivers / standards*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Neurosurgeons / psychology
Neurosurgeons / standards*
Neurosurgery / methods
Neurosurgery / standards*
Parents* / psychology
Patient Care / methods
Patient Care / standards*
Patient Compliance / psychology
Pediatrics / methods
Pediatrics / standards*
United States