Caregiver Perspectives on the Impact of Child Life Specialists during Pediatric Emergency Department Visits.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe and compare caregiver perceptions of their emergency department (ED) experiences with and without child life specialist (CLS) involvement in their child's overall care.

Study design

A descriptive cross-sectional survey of caregivers of children aged 0-17 years at a tertiary care pediatric ED was completed from March to August 2021. Survey themes included perceived experience and satisfaction and the impact of child life specialists.

Results

A total of 179 caregivers completed the survey; mean age was 38.9 years (SD 8.4), and 68.1% (122/179) were mothers. Caregivers of children with CLS involvement (CLS+) ranked their overall experience (P = .021) and satisfaction (P = .009) greater than without CLS involvement (CLS-). More CLS+ car

SUBMITTER: Day L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11824659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature