All Outputs (7)

Reducing repeat paediatric emergency department attendance for non-urgent care: a systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions (2019)
Journal Article

Objective Non-urgent paediatric ED (PED) visits appear to contribute a large portion to the growing use of EDs globally. Several interventions have tried to curb repeated non-urgent attendances, but no systematic review of their effectiveness exists.... Read More about Reducing repeat paediatric emergency department attendance for non-urgent care: a systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions.

A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness (2017)
Journal Article

Introduction: Over 5 million children attend the Emergency Department (ED) annually in England with an ever-increasing paediatric emergency caseload echoed globally. Approximately 60% of children present with illness and the majority have non-urgent... Read More about A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness.

The experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs: the experiences of Jordanian mothers (2017)
Journal Article

The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs in Jordan, from the perspective of their mothers. This study employed a collective qualitative case study approach. Data wer... Read More about The experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs: the experiences of Jordanian mothers.

Stories of survival: children’s narratives of psychosocial well-being following paediatric critical illness or injury (2017)
Journal Article

Survival from critical illness can expose children to an array of negative physical and psychological problems. While the perspective of parents and professionals have been well documented, there is limited understanding of how childhood critical car... Read More about Stories of survival: children’s narratives of psychosocial well-being following paediatric critical illness or injury.

Survived so what?: identifying priorities for research with children and families post-paediatric intensive care unit (2017)
Journal Article

The involvement of patients and the public in the development, implementation and evaluation of health care services and research is recognized to have tangible benefits in relation to effectiveness and credibility. However, despite >96% of children... Read More about Survived so what?: identifying priorities for research with children and families post-paediatric intensive care unit.

Long-term psychosocial impact reported by childhood critical illness survivors: a systematic review (2014)
Journal Article

Aim :To undertake a qualitative systematic review that explores psychological and social impact, reported directly from children and adolescents at least 6 months after their critical illness. Background :Significant advances in critical care have r... Read More about Long-term psychosocial impact reported by childhood critical illness survivors: a systematic review.

Protocol for a longitudinal qualitative study: survivors of childhood critical illness exploring long-term psychosocial well-being and needs—The SCETCH Project (2014)
Journal Article

Introduction Life-threatening critical illness affects over a quarter of a million children and adolescents (0–18 years old) annually in the USA and the UK. Death from critical illness is rare; however, survivors and their families can be exposed to... Read More about Protocol for a longitudinal qualitative study: survivors of childhood critical illness exploring long-term psychosocial well-being and needs—The SCETCH Project.