Effectiveness of Educational Materials about Reducing Pain in Infants Receiving Immunizations in a Paediatric Outpatient Setting: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: Background: Immunizations are common painful medical procedures for infants and educating parents at their paediatrician's office on pain management (PM) can help improve utilization of strategies.Objective: To determine the effectiveness of educating parents at the paediatric clinic on increasing the number of PM strategies utilized during their infant's immunization appointments.Methods: This was a partially blinded cluster randomized controlled trial at a paediatric clinic at St. Michael's Hospital where parents were randomized by groups according to their paediatrician. Parents in the intervention group received written and video information on immunization PM and parents in the control group did not.Results: 160 parent-infant dyads from 4 physician clinics were observed during their immunization procedure. A statistically significant increase (p
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Chaitya Parikh
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2523565917