School Reintegration After Pediatric Rehabilitation in New Jersey

This mixed-methods study investigates community integration for children with special health care needs returning to school after medical rehabilitation. It uses focus groups with parents, former patients, and clinicians to identify barriers, supports, and impacts on educational outcomes. The research was conducted in New Jersey in 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyze qualitative themes from focus group transcripts to identify key barriers and supports for school reintegration.
• Correlate patient demographic and clinical history from hospital records with reported educational outcomes.
• Identify patterns in the lived experience data to inform the development of new clinical transition interventions.

Strengths

• Research design employs a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative focus groups with quantitative analysis of hospital and academic records.
• Study addresses a specific, under-researched population: children with special health care needs returning to school post-rehabilitation.
• Data collection involved multiple stakeholder perspectives, including parents, former patients, and clinicians.

Limitations

• Sample size is not specified and may be limited, as the research area is noted for small sample sizes.
• Geographic scope is limited to New Jersey, which may not reflect experiences in other regions or healthcare systems.
• Data is cross-sectional from 2021, providing a snapshot rather than longitudinal tracking of long-term outcomes.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse, authored by Amanda L. Botticello.

Collection Method

Mixed-methods research using focus groups and secondary analysis of hospital and academic records.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Data is from 2021, with metadata last updated in 2026.

Geography

New Jersey, United States