Acad Pediatr 2022 Jun 6. Epub 2022 Jun 6.
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Cir, M5S 1A1, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address:
Children with medical complexity (CMC) are a medically fragile subset of children who often rely on parental caregivers for substantial care needs. Caregivers of CMC often experience adverse health outcomes such as depression and anxiety, sleep deprivation, financial hardships, and social isolation. Caregivers of CMC are at risk of premature mortality, which is thought to be mediated by chronic and elevated stress, as well as psychiatric morbidity risk. Read More