Preexisting Financial Hardship Among Caregivers of Hospitalized Children

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jul 1;177(7):732-733. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0638.

Authors

Erin F Carlton¹, Michelle H Moniz², John W Scott³, Hallie C Prescott⁴, Lisa A Prosser¹, Nora V Becker⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines preexisting financial hardship among caregivers of hospitalized children.

MeSH terms

Caregivers
Child
Child, Hospitalized*
Financial Stress*
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors

Grants and funding