Procedural pain in children: a qualitative study of caregiver experiences and information needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children experience multiple painful procedures when being cared for in emergency departments (EDs). Unfortunately, evidence-based interventions to manage such pain and distress are under-utilized across EDs. Caregivers are uniquely positioned and invested to advocate for the adaptation of such evidence into practice. Our objective was to gather information from caregivers of children experiencing procedural pain in the ED to inform the development of a novel, caregiver-focused knowledge translation (KT) tool.

Methods

The study design was qualitative description. Caregivers of children who underwent intravenous (IV) insertion or venipuncture in the pediatric ED at an urban tertiary care centre were interviewed. Thematic analysis was applied to the data. The TRansl

SUBMITTER: Shave K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186099 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature