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Children and Youth with Disabilities (68) Pediatrics (283) Human Factors and Usability Case Studies (1019) Caregiving and Parenting for Chronic Pediatric Diseases (115) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4069) User Needs and Competencies (464)

Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76512, first published .
Facilitating Communication With Children and Young Adults With Special Health Care Needs Through a Web-Based Application: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Facilitating Communication With Children and Young Adults With Special Health Care Needs Through a Web-Based Application: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Facilitating Communication With Children and Young Adults With Special Health Care Needs Through a Web-Based Application: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Authors of this article:

Jessica R Hanks1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ashley M Hughes2 Author Orcid Image ;   Safura Sultana3 Author Orcid Image ;   Ryan Klute4 Author Orcid Image ;   Kyle Formella4 Author Orcid Image ;   Connor Flynn5 Author Orcid Image ;   Allison Wallenfang5 Author Orcid Image ;   Divya Krishnakumar6 Author Orcid Image ;   Masah Mourad7 Author Orcid Image ;   Yoonje Cho Morse5 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthew J Mischler8, 9 Author Orcid Image
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Jessica R Hanks   1 , MD ;   Ashley M Hughes   2 , MS, PhD ;   Safura Sultana   3 , MBA ;   Ryan Klute   4 , MS ;   Kyle Formella   4 , BSED, MS ;   Connor Flynn   5 , BS ;   Allison Wallenfang   5 , BS ;   Divya Krishnakumar   6 , BS ;   Masah Mourad   7 , BS ;   Yoonje Cho Morse   5 , BS ;   Matthew J Mischler   8, 9 , MD

1 Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology, College of Medicine Peoria, University of Illinois Chicago, Peoria, IL, United States

2 Department of Medicine at Metrohealth, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States

3 Healthcare Analytics, OSF, Peoria, IL, United States

4 Innovation, OSF, Peoria, IL, United States

5 College of Medicine Peoria, University of Illinois Chicago, Peoria, IL, United States

6 College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

7 School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

8 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Peoria, University of Illinois Chicago, Peoria, IL, United States

9 OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Jessica R Hanks, MD
  • Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
  • College of Medicine Peoria
  • University of Illinois Chicago
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  • Peoria, IL 61603
  • United States
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  • Email: jhanks1@uic.edu