TY - JOUR
T1 - The Cellie Coping Kit for Children with Injury
T2 - Initial feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes
AU - Marsac, M. L.
AU - Weiss, D.
AU - Kohser, K. L.
AU - Van Allen, J.
AU - Seegan, P.
AU - Ostrowski-Delahanty, S.
AU - McGar, A.
AU - Winston, F. K.
AU - Kassam-Adams, N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - Purpose: Physical and psychological challenges can arise from paediatric injury, which can impact child health outcomes. Evidence-based resources to promote recovery are limited. The low cost, portable Cellie Coping Kit for Children with Injury provides evidence-based strategies to help children manage injury-related challenges. This study aimed to describe intervention feasibility and explore initial outcomes (learning, quality of life [QOL], and trauma symptoms). Methods: Three independent pilot studies were conducted. Child–parent dyads (n = 61) participated in the intervention; ~36% completed a 4-week follow-up assessment. Results: Results suggested that the intervention was feasible (e.g., 95% of parents would recommend the intervention; >85% reported that it was easy to use). Over 70% of participants reported learning new skills. No statistically significant differences were detected for children's QOL or trauma symptoms preintervention to postintervention. Conclusion: Preliminary research suggests that the Cellie Coping Kit for Children with Injuries is a feasible, low-cost, preventive intervention, which may provide families with strategies to promote recovery from paediatric injury. Future research, including a randomized controlled trial, ought to further examine targeted long-term intervention outcomes.
AB - Purpose: Physical and psychological challenges can arise from paediatric injury, which can impact child health outcomes. Evidence-based resources to promote recovery are limited. The low cost, portable Cellie Coping Kit for Children with Injury provides evidence-based strategies to help children manage injury-related challenges. This study aimed to describe intervention feasibility and explore initial outcomes (learning, quality of life [QOL], and trauma symptoms). Methods: Three independent pilot studies were conducted. Child–parent dyads (n = 61) participated in the intervention; ~36% completed a 4-week follow-up assessment. Results: Results suggested that the intervention was feasible (e.g., 95% of parents would recommend the intervention; >85% reported that it was easy to use). Over 70% of participants reported learning new skills. No statistically significant differences were detected for children's QOL or trauma symptoms preintervention to postintervention. Conclusion: Preliminary research suggests that the Cellie Coping Kit for Children with Injuries is a feasible, low-cost, preventive intervention, which may provide families with strategies to promote recovery from paediatric injury. Future research, including a randomized controlled trial, ought to further examine targeted long-term intervention outcomes.
KW - child injury
KW - early intervention
KW - parenting
KW - posttraumatic stress
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1111/cch.12565
DO - 10.1111/cch.12565
M3 - Article
C2 - 29656405
AN - SCOPUS:85045384665
SN - 0305-1862
VL - 44
SP - 599
EP - 606
JO - Child: Care, Health and Development
JF - Child: Care, Health and Development
IS - 4
ER -