Video Education Intervention in the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

After discharge from the emergency department (ED), pain management challenges parents, who have been shown to undertreat their children's pain. Our goal was to evaluate the effectiveness of a five-minute instructional video for parents on pain treatment in the home setting to address common misconceptions about home pediatric pain management.

Methods

We conducted a randomized, single-blinded clinical trial of parents of children ages 1-18 years who presented with a painful condition, were evaluated, and were discharged home from a large, tertiary care pediatric ED. Parents were randomized to a pain management intervention video or an injury prevention control video. The primary outcome was the proportion of parents that gave their child pain medication at home

SUBMITTER: Jacobson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047719 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature