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However, whether receipt of needed care coordination is associated with acute healthcare utilization and care access in this population remains poorly characterized.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a pooled cross-sectional analysis of the 2022\u20132024 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). The analytic cohort included US children aged 6\u201317 years with caregiver-reported chronic physical pain who had an identified need for care coordination. The exposure was receipt of needed care coordination. The primary outcome was all-cause emergency department (ED) utilization (\u22651 visit) in the prior 12 months. Survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression was used, with a minimally adjusted model (sociodemographic factors) and a fully adjusted model (additionally including insurance status, anxiety, depression, and functional difficulties) reported side by side.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 6,326 eligible children (representing an average of 878,491 children annually), weighted 12-month ED visit rates were 29.0% (95% CI, 25.4%\u201332.5%) for those who received needed care coordination versus 40.0% (95% CI, 36.4%\u201343.7%) for those who did not. In the minimally adjusted model, receipt of needed care coordination was associated with lower odds of ED utilization (adjusted OR [aOR] 0.61; 95% CI, 0.48\u20130.76;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20096,310). This association persisted in the fully adjusted model (aOR 0.69; 95% CI, 0.54\u20130.87;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.0019;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20096,145) and was consistent for recurrent ED visits (\u22652 visits: aOR 0.54; 95% CI, 0.36\u20130.79;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.0015). Receipt of care coordination was also associated with substantially lower odds of unmet healthcare needs (aOR 0.32; 95% CI, 0.23\u20130.45) and forgone mental health care (aOR 0.21; 95% CI, 0.13\u20130.33). The estimate for hospital stay was imprecise and included the null (aOR 0.61; 95% CI, 0.37\u20131.01;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.053).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among US children with chronic physical pain who needed care coordination, receipt of needed care coordination was associated with lower odds of all-cause ED use and reported healthcare access gaps. These cross-sectional findings do not establish temporal ordering or causal effects and should be evaluated in prospective studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpain.2026.1994046","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]],"date-time":"2026-10-07T04:48:45Z","timestamp":1791348525000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Receipt of needed care coordination and emergency department utilization among US children with chronic physical pain: a pooled analysis of the 2022\u20132024 National Survey of Children's Health"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Tongming","family":"Cheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatrics, Shenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Shenzhen, Guangdong, 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