[Home pediatric nursing care service in Germany--a quantitative study of the status of home pediatric nursing care providers in Germany].
In Germany, the importance of pediatric home care has increased consistently over the past 20 years. Nevertheless, compared to adult home care, pediatric home care remains a small part of home care service in general. So far no adequate financing is available in Germany which sufficiently covers the special needs of pediatric patients. This article presents data on facilities for pediatric home care with respect to their personnel and internal structures, as well as services, and types of financing and reimbursement. Likewise, the client structure of these organisations is described with the emphasis on medical diagnoses, age range, and nationality (of the children in pediatric home care). The data gathered are helpful in funding negotiations with the responsible agencies in order to emphasize the particular issues of ill children and their families and with the intention of extending the traditional list of services for home care to include services for children which are otherwise often not paid for by these agencies.
Dobke
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Köhlen
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Beier
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D000078329:Workforce