Systems and Standards Journal Articles
April 16, 2022

PediHome: Development of a Family-Reported Measure of Pediatric Home Healthcare Quality

By: Carolyn Foster, Aaron J. Kaat, Sara Shaunfield, Elaine Lin, Cara Coleman, Margaret Storey, Luis Morales, Matthew M. Davis

No validated tools currently exist to measure pediatric home health care quality. This article outlines the development and testing of PediHome, a content-valid family-reported survey measure of home health care quality for children with medical complexity. PediHome can be used to identify deficits in timely access to care, overall home health care quality, and specific aspects such as confidence in nursing care provided.