Children with Special Health Care Needs in CHIP: Access, Use, and Child and Family Outcomes.

Objective: To assess how the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) affects outcomes for children with special health care needs (CSHCN).

Methods: We used data from a survey of parents of recent and established CHIP enrollees conducted from January 2012 through March 2013 as part of a congressionally mandated evaluation of CHIP. We identified CSHCN in the sample using the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative's CSHCN screener.

How Well Is CHIP Addressing Primary and Preventive Care Needs and Access for Children?

Objective: To examine differences in primary care outcomes under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) compared to private coverage and being uninsured in 10 states.

Methods: We used data from a survey of parents of recent and established CHIP enrollees conducted from January 2012 through March 2013. We compared the primary care experiences of established CHIP enrollees to the preenrollment experiences of previously uninsured and privately insured recent CHIP enrollees to estimate differences in care outcomes.

Enrollment and Disenrollment Experiences of Families Covered by CHIP.

Objective: To understand why families enroll in and disenroll from Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), their experience with the CHIP application and renewal process, and the insurance coverage of their children after disenrolling.

Methods: We conducted a large household telephone survey in 2012 of CHIP enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states. We used survey responses to assess the perceptions and experiences of families with the CHIP application and renewal process.

Demographic, behavioral, and health correlates of complementary and alternative medicine and prayer use among midlife women: 2002.

Objective: This study investigated the demographic, behavioral, and health correlates of the most frequently used types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy and the use of prayer for health among midlife women. We also examined the extent to which women used CAM for treatment of health conditions, including menopausal symptoms, and for general health and well-being.

Methods: Data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a cross-sectional, household survey representative of the U.

A sociobehavioral model of acupuncture use, patterns, and satisfaction among women in the United States, 2002.

Objectives: To examine the correlates of recent acupuncture use among American women, applying a sociobehavioral model of utilization of conventional health care. Patterns of use, satisfaction, and reasons for acupuncture use are also examined.

Methods: The 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is used, which included the Alternative Health/Complementary Alternative Medicine Supplement.

Acupuncture use in the United States: findings from the National Health Interview Survey.

Objective: Acupuncture has become an important provider-based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatment. To improve understanding of its role in personal health care, an analysis of national data was conducted to examine user sociodemographics, conditions treated, and the relationship of use with conventional Western medical care.

Design: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

Moderating effects of gender on alcohol use: implications for condom use at first intercourse.

This study examined whether the effects of level of alcohol consumption on condom use at first sex depend on adolescents' gender, utilizing data from Wave I of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Compared to girls who did not consume any alcohol, inebriated girls were significantly less likely to use a condom at first intercourse (odds ratio = 0.41, p View Article and Find Full Text PDF