Medical status of school-age children reentering foster care.
Medical status changes between foster care placements were investigated to determine whether medical status improves and whether medical status changes predict reentry into care. Three hundred and ninety-two school-age children reentering foster care received comprehensive medical evaluation on each foster care entry. Results indicated that students reentering care had worsened medical status. Comparison with matched students having a single foster care placement did not show medical status predictive of foster care reentry but suggested that some medical status declines were age related.
Fussell
Jill J
JJ
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.
Evans
Larry D
LD
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D012008:Recurrence