Abstract
Pediatric chronic diseases were negatively associated with parental employment, mental health, and mortality, and increased health care utilization. • Studies on the impact of pediatric chronic diseases on parental health are qualitative. • Knowledge is unavailable regarding the impact on parental work, health care utilization, and mortality. • Among 13,769 parents with a chronically ill child and 138,606 control parents, parents with a chronically ill child had 37% increased antidepressant drug redemptions, and these parents <50 years without comorbidities had 69% increased mortality hazard. • Medical doctors should consider the parental health condition and societal challenges related to having child with a chronic disease.
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