Medication Management and Caregiving Stress or Benefit in Children with Medical Complexity.

Creator(s)

• Casey O'Hare
• Nicole Werner
• Makenzie Morgen, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow
• Sophie Kooiman
• James Feinstein
• Michelle A. Chui
• Gemma Warner
• Anna Jolliff
• Brittany Storhoff
• Kristan Sondegren
• Danielle Gerber
• Jens Eickhoff
• Ryan J. Coller

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2026

Identifier

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedcp.2026.200235; PMCID: PMC13627142

Abstract

This study quantified medication management experiences for children with medical complexity and associations with caregiver stress or benefit. Using data from the MedS@HOME trial, involvement of professional caregivers was associated with increased caregiver benefit, and greater network collective efficacy was associated with increased caregiver benefit and decreased caregiver stress.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID NCT05816590.

Journal Title

J Pediatr Clin Pract

Volume

22

First Page

200235

Last Page

200235

PubMed ID

42824059

Keywords

benefit; caregiving; medical complexity; medication management; networks; stress

Comments

Grants and funding

• R18 HS028409/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States
• UL1 TR000427/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Publisher's Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950541026000360?via%3Dihub

Recommended Citation

O'Hare C, Werner N, Morgen M, et al. Medication Management and Caregiving Stress or Benefit in Children with Medical Complexity. J Pediatr Clin Pract. 2026;22:200235. Published 2026 Aug 17. doi:10.1016/j.jpedcp.2026.200235