{"id":3393,"date":"2021-12-28T09:58:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T09:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/?p=3393"},"modified":"2022-01-28T13:40:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T13:40:11","slug":"cigna-researches-steps-to-eradicate-pediatric-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/cigna-researches-steps-to-eradicate-pediatric-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigna researches steps to eradicate pediatric illness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Family members of children with the serious pediatric illness have elevated needs for physical and mental health care, according to a new study conducted by The Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia in partnership with Cigna. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DistilINFO High Five<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. The survey:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The research, which looked at 6,909 children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, and compared them to 18,619 children without serious illnesses, and their family members, also found that mothers are impacted harder when dealing with a child that has a life-threatening illness, more so than fathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Goal:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe goal of the study was to think through how we can better support family health with programming, and there were a few key findings,\u201d said Michael Manocchia, health and consumerism data science lead, and senior scientist at Cigna. \u201cThe main finding was that family members of a child with a life-threatening condition had higher rates of health care encounters, more diagnosed conditions and more prescriptions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Find outs:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Separate Cigna research from earlier this year finds that women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, and while they recognize the importance of self-care and mental health, they often struggle to prioritize it, citing a lack of capacity and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Illness:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe burden of having a child with a life-threatening illness has the greatest impact on the mothers in the family and their overall health and well-being,\u201d Manocchia said. \u201cThe study found that both mothers and sibling sisters experience a larger impact on their health status when dealing with a life-threatening condition in the family,\u201d he said. \u201cWe thought children would be impacted similarly regardless of their sex. However, we saw that the female effect was impacting children as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Challenges:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The study also found that families dealing with a life-threatening condition see broad types of mental health challenges and physical health issues and have greater odds of a trauma diagnosis. The implications for medical and behavioral health providers is clear: Family members need to be assessed when a child has a life-threatening illness, and families must stay connected to their own doctors during such a difficult time, Manocchia said.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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