Laying the groundwork: Building relationships for public and patient involvement in pre-clinical paediatric research
CONTEXT: Public and patient involvement is increasingly becoming an expectation of research funders and policy makers. Not all areas of health research are public-facing. Here, we outline an approach for building the skills and developing the relationships required for downstream public and patient involvement in pre-clinical adolescent rheumatology research. OBJECTIVE: To design a methodology for improving researcher-adolescent communications specifically aimed at mutual relationship building for PPI. Deliberate and effective preparation in advance of research involvement to improve the downstream success of that involvement. DESIGN: A research seminar and research skills workshop conducted entirely in 'plain English' for adolescents and their siblings aged 10-20. Upskilling of pre-clinical researchers for effective public involvement. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Study co-design between the voluntary charity Irish Children's Arthritis Network and the academic research centre UCD Centre for Arthritis Research. Fifteen adolescents aged 10-20 years old living with arthritis, four pre-clinical researchers and one qualitative researcher investigating adolescent or paediatric arthritis. MAIN VARIABLES STUDIED: Relationship building and communications for effective downstream public involvement in pre-clinical and laboratory research. RESULTS: The methodology outlined here was received extremely positively. Both researchers and adolescents living with arthritis felt more comfortable communicating, more knowledgeable about juvenile arthritis and research, and more able to engage in co-operative dialogue. DISCUSSION: Engaging early, considering the needs of the community and developing appropriate involvement methodology can enable involvement in pre-clinical research. CONCLUSIONS: Dedicating resources to building relationships and skills necessary for co-operative research involvement can overcome some of the barriers to public involvement in pre-clinical and laboratory-based research.
Costello W; Dorris E
Health Expectations
2020
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12972" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1111/hex.12972</a>
Collaborative communication in pediatric palliative care: a foundation for problem-solving and decision-making
Child; Humans; Palliative Care; Pediatrics; Cooperative Behavior; Communication; Expressed Emotion; Interprofessional Relations; Problem Solving
In an ideal world, all of us - patients, parents, family members, nurses, physicians, social workers, therapists, pastoral care workers, and others - would always work together in a collaborative manner to provide the best care possible. This article bases the framework for this ideal upon studies of communication between patients, families, and clinicians, as well as more general works on communication, collaboration, decision-making, mediation, and ethics, and is comprised of four parts: what is meant by collaborative communication; key concepts that influence how we frame the situations that children with life-threatening conditions confront and how these frameworks shape the care we provide; general topics that are important to the task of collaborative communication, specifically how we use heuristics when we set about to solve complicated problems; and three common tasks of collaborative communication, offering practical advice for patient care.
2007
Feudtner C
Pediatric Clinics Of North America
2007
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2007.07.008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.pcl.2007.07.008</a>
Impact of an inpatient palliative care team: a randomized control trial.
Humans; Survival Rate; Prospective Studies; Aged; Cooperative Behavior; Patient Satisfaction; DNAR; DNAR Outcomes; Quality of Life/psychology; Critical Illness/psychology; patient care team; Hospice Care/utilization; Hospitalization; Palliative Care/mt [Methods]; patient care team; Advance Directives/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; Advance Directives/statistics & numerical data; Critical Illness/ep [Epidemiology]; Critical Illness/epidemiology; Critical Illness/px [Psychology]; Critical Illness/rehabilitation; Critical Illness/rh [Rehabilitation]; Hospice Care/ut [Utilization]; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data; Palliative Care/methods; Quality of Life/px [Psychology]
BACKGROUND: Palliative care improves care and reduces costs for hospitalized patients with life-limiting illnesses. There have been no multicenter randomized trials examining impact on patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and subsequent health care costs., OBJECTIVE: Measure the impact of an interdisciplinary palliative care service (IPCS) on patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and cost of care for 6 months posthospital discharge., METHODS: Multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. IPCS provided consultative, interdisciplinary, palliative care to intervention patients. Controls received usual hospital care (UC)., SETTING AND SAMPLE: Five hundred seventeen patients with life-limiting illnesses from a hospital in Denver, Portland, and San Francisco enrolled June 2002 to December 2003., MEASURES: Modified City of Hope Patient Questionnaire, total health care costs, hospice utilization, and survival., RESULTS: IPCS reported higher scores for the Care Experience scale (IPCS: 6.9 versus UC: 6.6, p = 0.04) and for the Doctors, Nurses/Other Care Providers Communication scale (IPCS: 8.3 versus UC: 7.5, p = 0.0004). IPCS patients had fewer intensive care admissions (ICU) on hospital readmission (12 versus 21, p = 0.04), and lower 6-month net cost savings of $4,855 per patient (p = 0.001). IPCS had longer median hospice stays (24 days versus 12 days, p = 0.04). There were no differences in survival or symptom control., CONCLUSIONS: IPCS patients reported greater satisfaction with their care experience and providers' communication, had fewer ICU admissions on readmission, and lower total health care costs following hospital discharge.
2008
Gade G; Venohr I; Conner D; McGrady K; Beane J; Richardson RH; Williams MP; Liberson M; Blum M; Della PR
Journal Of Palliative Medicine
2008
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2007.0055" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1089/jpm.2007.0055</a>
Challenges in using opioids to treat pain in persons with substance use disorders
Humans; Analgesics; Cooperative Behavior; Comorbidity; Long-Term Care; Motivation; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Primary Health Care; patient care team; Opioid/adverse effects/therapeutic use; Drug Tolerance; Opioid-Related Disorders/diagnosis/epidemiology/etiology/rehabilitation; Pain/drug therapy/epidemiology; Recurrence/prevention & control; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/diagnosis/etiology; Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology/rehabilitation
Pain and substance abuse co-occur frequently, and each can make the other more difficult to treat. A knowledge of pain and its interrelationships with addiction enhances the addiction specialist's efficacy with many patients, both in the substance abuse setting and in collaboration with pain specialists. This article discusses the neurobiology and clinical presentation of pain and its synergies with substance use disorders, presents methodical approaches to the evaluation and treatment of pain that co-occurs with substance use disorders, and provides practical guidelines for the use of opioids to treat pain in individuals with histories of addiction. The authors consider that every pain complaint deserves careful investigation and every patient in pain has a right to effective treatment.
2008
Savage SR; Kirsh KL; Passik SD
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
2008
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1151/ascp08424" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1151/ascp08424</a>
Home and hospital
Humans; Cooperative Behavior; Interprofessional Relations; Environment; Palliative Care/organization & administration; Home Care Services/organization & administration; Patient Care Team/organization & administration; Social Work/organization & administration; Hospice Care/organization & administration; Hospital Administration
Social workers play key roles on interdisciplinary hospice teams and in hospitals on oncology or palliative care teams. Though palliative care settings include both home hospice and hospital-based consultation services, the different environments and scope of practice impact the role of the social worker. The purpose of this article is to examine the similarities and differences in coordination of care, teamwork, and collaboration in these two fields in order to highlight opportunities for enhancing clinical skills and developing our confidence and presence in asserting social work expertise with our transdisciplinary colleagues.
Lawson R
Hospice And Palliative Care: How The Environment Impacts The Social Work Role
2007
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1300/j457v03n02_02" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1300/j457v03n02_02</a>
Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community
Female; Humans; Male; Follow-Up Studies; Prospective Studies; Middle Aged; Cooperative Behavior; Communication; Physicians; Ontario; Continuity of Patient Care; Hospitals; Community; University; Access to Information; Medical Record Linkage; Office Visits
BACKGROUND: The exchange of information is an integral component of continuity of health care and may limit or prevent costly duplication of tests and treatments. This study determined the probability that patient information from previous visits with other physicians was available for a current physician visit. METHODS: We conducted a multicentre prospective cohort study including patients discharged from the medical or surgical services of 11 community and academic hospitals in Ontario. Patients included in the study saw at least 2 different physicians during the 6 months after discharge. The primary outcome was whether information from a previous visit with another physician was available at the current visit. We determined the availability of previous information using surveys of or interviews with the physicians seen during current visits. RESULTS: A total of 3250 patients, with a total of 39 469 previous-current visit combinations, met the inclusion criteria. Overall, information about the previous visit was available 22.0% of the time. Information was more likely to be available if the current doctor was a family physician (odds ratio [OR] 1.75, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.54-1.98) or a physician who had treated the patient before the hospital admission (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.21-1.46). Conversely, information was less likely to be available if the previous doctor was a family physician (OR 0.38, 95% CI 0.32-0.44) or a physician who had treated the patient before the admission (OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.60-0.86). The strongest predictor of information exchange was the current physician having previously received information about the patient from the previous physician (OR 7.72, 95% CI 6.92-8.63). INTERPRETATION: Health care information is often not shared among multiple physicians treating the same patient. This situation would be improved if information from family physicians and patients' regular physicians was more systematically available to other physicians.
2008
van Walraven C; Taljaard M; Bell CM; Etchells E; Zarnke KB; Stiell IG; Forster AJ
Canadian Medical Association Journal
2008
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.080430" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1503/cmaj.080430</a>
Transition care for young people with chronic illness
Child; Humans; Cooperative Behavior; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Needs and Demand; Age Factors; Patient Participation; Australia; Adolescent Health Services; adolescent; Adolescent Transitions; Continuity of Patient Care/organization & administration; Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration
Young people with a chronic illness or disability originating in childhood ultimately need transition to adult care. The process of leaving a familiar paediatric service and effectively engaging in appropriate adult health care can be challenging and complex. The process often occurs when there are other significant transitions in a young person's life. Australia has a number of state-wide transition initiatives, which aim to address the consistent themes of transition including health care equity, information transfer between health services, consumer participation and the engagement of adult services. What is apparent is the need for the development of transition models, ideally by collaboration between paediatric and adult services, which can be trialed and evaluated in order to best inform how resources need to be distributed. It is also clear that there will be a number of models, defined by the specific disease process. There should always be an emphasis on the needs and wellbeing of young people with chronic illness and the acknowledgement that they should be supported in their quest to lead a normal life.
2007
Steinbeck KS; Brodie L; Towns SJ
International Journal Of Adolescent Medicine And Health
2007
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh.2007.19.3.295" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1515/ijamh.2007.19.3.295</a>
Pediatric clinical research networks: current status, common challenges, and potential solutions
Humans; United States; Pediatrics; Cooperative Behavior; Research Support as Topic; Medical; Societies; Biomedical Research/organization & administration
OBJECTIVES: The goals were (1) to describe and to characterize pediatric clinical research networks (PCRNs) in the United States and Canada, (2) to identify PCRN strengths and weaknesses, (3) to evaluate the potential for collaboration among PCRNs, and (4) to assess untapped potential interest in PCRN participation. METHODS: Data collection included (1) initial identification of PCRNs through an Internet search and word of mouth, (2) follow-up surveys of PCRN leaders, (3) telephone interviews with 21 PCRN leaders, and (4) a survey of 43 American Academy of Pediatrics specialty leaders regarding untapped interest in network research. RESULTS: Seventy exclusively pediatric networks were identified. Of those, specialty care networks constituted the largest proportion (50%), followed by primary care (28.6%) and disease-specific (21.4%) networks. A network profile survey (response rate: 74.3%) revealed that approximately 90% held infrastructure funding. Nearly 75% of respondents viewed cross-network collaborations positively. In-depth telephone interviews corroborated the survey data, with cross-network collaboration mentioned consistently as a theme. American Academy of Pediatrics specialty leaders indicated that up to 30% of current nonparticipants might be interested in research involvement. CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric networks exist across the care continuum. Significant numbers of uninvolved practitioners may be interested in joining PCRNs. A strong majority of network leaders cited potential benefits from network collaboration.
2010
Slora EJ; Harris DL; Bocian AB; Wasserman RC
Pediatrics
2010
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-3586" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1542/peds.2009-3586</a>
A framework for integrated pediatric palliative care: being with dying
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Palliative Care; patient care team; decision making; Parents; Cooperative Behavior; Goals; Nurse's Role; Pediatric Nursing; Interprofessional Relations; Conflict (Psychology); Holistic Health; Self Care; Self-Assessment; Benchmarking; Leukemia; Philosophy; Uncertainty; Myeloid; quality of life; PedPal Lit; Models; PEDI Study; Acute; Nursing; Organizational
Recent studies highlight the need for an integrated model for palliative and end-of-life pediatric care. About 55,000 children die each year in the United States and, on any given day, about 8,600 children could benefit from care that acknowledges their limited life expectancy and severity of illness. Two case studies of children illustrate different approaches-one that aggressively applies all possible technologies to maximize chances of survival and another that focuses on the patient's overall quality of life and on healing rather than curing. The cases highlight characteristics of an integrated model of palliative care to address clinical, moral, and ethical uncertainties. This model integrates being with doing, provides for developing attunement and presence as capacities for being with children and their parents, and addresses challenges in the healthcare environment. Strategies for integrating palliative care into pediatric practice include listening, fostering respect for the child and parents across the organization, nurturing collaborative connections, managing uncertainty, tolerating ambiguity, making peace with conflict, and committing to self-care. Every pediatric nurse can play a role in making the vision of palliative care a reality integrated into the fabric of pediatric practice.
2005-10
Rushton CH
Journal Of Pediatric Nursing
2005
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2005.03.003" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.pedn.2005.03.003</a>
Improving comfort and communication in the ICU: a practical new tool for palliative care performance measurement and feedback
Humans; United States; Pain Measurement; Professional-Family Relations; Cooperative Behavior; Communication; Pilot Projects; Program Development; Patient Satisfaction; Spirituality; Hospitals; Proxy; Feedback; decision making; Health Care; Quality Assurance; Health Care/organization & administration; Quality Indicators; Palliative Care/psychology/standards; Intensive Care Units/standards; Critical Care/psychology/standards; Voluntary/organization & administration/standards
OBJECTIVE: To develop a practical set of measures for routine monitoring, performance feedback, and improvement in the quality of palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN: Use of an interdisciplinary iterative process to create a prototype "bundle" of indicators within previously established domains of ICU palliative care quality; operationalization of indicators as specified measures; and pilot implementation to evaluate feasibility and baseline ICU performance. SETTING: The national Transformation of the Intensive Care Unit program developed in the United States by VHA Inc. PATIENTS: Critically ill patients in ICUs for 1, > 3, and > 5 days. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Palliative care processes including identification of patient preferences and decision making surrogates, communication between clinicians and patients/families, social and spiritual support, and pain assessment and management, as documented in medical records. Application is triggered by specified lengths of ICU stay. Pilot testing in 19 ICUs (review of > 100 patients' records) documented feasibility, while revealing opportunities for quality improvement in clinician-patient/family communication and other key components of ICU palliative care. CONCLUSIONS: The new bundle of measures is a prototype for routine measurement of the quality of palliative care in the ICU. Further investigation is needed to confirm associations between measured processes and outcomes of importance to patients and families, as well as other aspects of validity.
2006
Nelson JE; Mulkerin CM; Adams LL; Pronovost PJ
Quality & Safety in Health Care
2006
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2005.017707" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1136/qshc.2005.017707</a>
Setting an agenda for social work in end-of-life and palliative care: an overview of leadership and organizational initiatives
Humans; Leadership; Cooperative Behavior; Interdisciplinary Communication; Organizational Innovation; Palliative Care/organization & administration; Terminal Care/organization & administration; Social Work/organization & administration
This article describes leadership efforts within social work to promote, enhance, and shape the future of social work practice, education, and research in end-of-life and palliative care. The background and outcomes of the Project on Death in America, Open Society Institute's Social Work Leadership Development Award Program, and the 2002 Social Work Leadership Summit on End-of-Life and Palliative Care are reviewed.
2005
Christ GH; Blacker S
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care
2005
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1300/j457v01n01_02" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1300/j457v01n01_02</a>
Exploring multi-agency working in services to disabled children with complex healthcare needs and their families
Child; Humans; Great Britain; Cooperative Behavior; Interprofessional Relations; Family Health; Models; social support; Continuity of Patient Care/organization & administration; Organizational; Home Care Services/organization & administration; Child Health Services/organization & administration; Disabled Children/rehabilitation; Health Policy/legislation & jurisprudence; Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration; Needs Assessment/organization & administration; Patient Care Team/organization & administration; Social Work/organization & administration
Children with complex healthcare needs typically require technical and/or medical equipment in the home. This growing group of children and families need support that crosses agency and professional boundaries, necessitating effective multi-agency working. There are many examples of multi-agency working around the United Kingdom (UK), some specifically designed to meet the needs of children with complex healthcare needs and their families. Recent legislation and policy statements have highlighted the importance of joint planning and working. Currently no research exists that examines the impact of these initiatives on disabled children with complex healthcare needs and their families. The "Working Together" project is an ongoing research study based at the Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. The project aims to explore the impact of multi-agency work on children with complex healthcare needs and their families. This paper examines the literature on barriers to disabled children and the need for multi-agency working. It also considers the concept of multi-agency working and how different approaches to working together might be perceived by children and families.
2002
Watson D; Townsley R; Abbott D
Journal Of Clinical Nursing
2002
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00623.x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00623.x</a>
Process mapping as a tool for home health network analysis
Humans; United States; Cooperative Behavior; Interinstitutional Relations; Continuity of Patient Care; Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support; Home Care Services/organization & administration; Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration; Community Networks/organization & administration; Institutional Management Teams; Community Health Planning/organization & administration; Maps; Process Assessment (Health Care); Software Design; Systems Analysis
Process mapping is a qualitative tool that allows service providers, policy makers, researchers, and other concerned stakeholders to get a "bird's eye view" of a home health care organizational network or a very focused, in-depth view of a component of such a network. It can be used to share knowledge about community resources directed at the older population, identify gaps in resource availability and access, and promote on-going collaborative interactions that encourage systemic policy reassessment and programmatic refinement. This article is a methodological description of process mapping, which explores its utility as a practice and research tool, illustrates its use in describing service-providing networks, and discusses some of the issues that are key to successfully using this methodology.
2003
Pluto DM; Hirshorn BA
Home Health Care Services Quarterly
2003
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1300/j027v22n02_01" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1300/j027v22n02_01</a>
Evaluation of patient-care protocol use by various providers
Humans; Medical Staff; Medical Audit; Cooperative Behavior; Patient Care Planning; Medical History Taking; Hospitals; Nurse Practitioners; Teaching; Medical; Nursing Staff; RDF Project; Hospital; Fees; General; Laboratory Techniques and Procedures; North Carolina; Personnel; Pharyngitis/diagnosis/therapy; Physician Assistants/education
1975
Grimm R; Shimoni K; Harlan W; Estes E
New England Journal Of Medicine
1975
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197503062921005" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1056/nejm197503062921005</a>
Cudahy high school survey and focus groups: assessment of the needs of a teen population. A community-campus collaboration
Female; Humans; Male; Cooperative Behavior; Focus Groups; Interinstitutional Relations; Wisconsin; adolescent; Adolescent Health Services/organization & administration; School Health Services/organization & administration; Needs Assessment/organization & administration; Community Health Nursing/education/organization & administration; School Nursing/organization & administration; Universities/organization & administration
Collaboration between local public health agencies and university schools of nursing can be advantageous to both parties. Students need opportunities to learn aggregate-based care; health officers need community partnerships that expand their potential to accomplish core functions. This article offers a case study to illustrate a collaborative relationship. A high school survey and a plan for teen services were the focus of the joint endeavor. With guidance from faculty, students offered labor and expertise; the agency offered a real world laboratory for learning.
2000
Doerr BT; Wantuch C
Public Health Nursing (boston, Mass.)
2000
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1446.2000.00011.x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1046/j.1525-1446.2000.00011.x</a>
Preparation for oncology settings: what hospice social workers say they need
Humans; Attitude of Health Personnel; Cooperative Behavior; Health Services Research; Needs Assessment; Inservice Training; Florida; Professional Competence; patient care team; Neoplasms/nursing; Hospice Care/manpower/methods; Oncologic Nursing/education/manpower; Social Work/education
According to recent data, 78 percent of hospice social workers' direct practice hours are spent with patients and families diagnosed with terminal cancer. A national sample of 108 hospice social workers participated in an exploratory study investigating the influence of their formal academic training, informal on-the-job training, and related professional and personal experiences on their preparation for oncology social work. Findings suggest that social workers view both the generalist or core courses as well as the specialist and elective courses as important in preparing them for oncology social work. In addition, on-the-job training focusing on medical terminology, interdisciplinary, collaboration, death and dying and the integration of personal experiences are important for continuing growth and success in this work. Implications for social work practice, research, and formal and informal educational opportunities are discussed.
1999
Kovacs PJ; Bronstein LR
Health & Social Work
1999
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/24.1.57" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1093/hsw/24.1.57</a>
Distraction, exposure therapy, counterconditioning, and topical anesthetic for acute pain management during needle sticks in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Cooperative Behavior; Developmental Disabilities; Task Performance and Analysis; adolescent; Preschool; Psychological; Stress; caregivers; Behavior Therapy/methods; Phlebotomy
A behavior therapy approach for obtaining cooperation during needle sticks was provided to 8 pediatric patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Therapy was provided during mock needle sticks. Hand lotion was applied to simulate topical anesthetic. Distracting activities established relaxation while needle stick materials were gradually introduced. Positive reinforcement was provided for cooperation. Behavioral distress was ignored, blocked, or redirected. After cooperating with mock needle sticks, needle sites were prepared with topical anesthetic (EMLA), then therapists and medical staff implemented the behavioral protocol while completing the actual needle stick(s). Observational measures of cooperation and interfering were obtained. Results were replicated across 8 children and evaluated using paired samples t tests. Initially, all children were uncooperative with needle sticks. With treatment, behavioral distress decreased, and patients cooperated with mock and actual needle sticks. Results support the effectiveness of behavior therapy for promoting cooperation in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities during needle sticks.
Slifer KJ; Hankinson JC; Zettler MA; Frutchey RA; Hendricks MC; Ward CM; Reesman J
Clinical Pediatrics
2011
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/0009922811398959" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1177/0009922811398959</a>