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Kodua M, Duxbury J, Eboh WO, Asztalos L, Tweneboa J. Healthcare staff's experiences of using manual physical restraint: A meta-synthesis review. Nurs Health Sci 2023; 25:271-289. [PMID: 37563098 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.13045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Manual restraint is a hands-on type of physical restraint used to prevent harm to service users and staff, and to administer necessary treatments. This article reports on a review and meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature on healthcare staff's experiences of using manual restraint. Three electronic databases (CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO) were systematically searched, and 19 studies were included. Thematic synthesis was used to synthesize the findings. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist was used to appraise study quality. The synthesis generated one overarching interpretive theme, "unpleasant but necessary," and five subthemes: "maintaining safety triumphs all," "emotional distress," "significance of coping," "feeling conflicted," and "depletion." Seven studies indicated that, from staff perspectives, manual restraint was not always used as a last resort. Healthcare staff experience manual restraint as a psychologically and physically unpleasant practice, yet paradoxically deem its use to be sometimes necessary to keep themselves and service users safe from harm. The findings indicate a need for healthcare staff support, post-restraint debriefing meetings with service users, and the implementation of manual restraint minimization programs in healthcare settings.
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- Michael Kodua
- School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- Faculty of Health & Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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Shdaifat E, Sudqi AM, Abusneineh FT, Al-Ansari NM. Assessment of Parent and Nurse Perceptions of Parental Participation in Hospital Paediatric Care. Open Nurs J 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/18744346-v16-e2208160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Background:
Parent and nurse perceptions about the care of hospitalized children have been examined in developed countries, but little is known in developing countries.
Objective:
The study aims to evaluate the perceptions of nurses and parents towards parental participation in care for hospitalized children and associated factors.
Methods:
A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from nurses and parents in paediatric units in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia using a convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using the Parent Participation Attitude Scale (PPAS), and the agreement and differences between groups were analysed.
Results:
The present results found that both parents and nurses agreed on 7 out of 20 statements regarding parental involvement in care for their children. Nurses in paediatric surgery had a higher perception of involving parents (P = 0.002), while nurses in Well Baby Nursery (WBN) ward had the lowest perception. The present findings confirm that married caregivers had higher perceptions (P = 0.035) than their single counterparts.
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Parent participation attitude was agreed on for seven statements between parents and nurses. More studies are required to explore the relationship between healthcare providers and parents with regard to parental participation in caring for hospitalized children.
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Weiner C, Pergert P, Castor A, Molewijk B, Bartholdson C. Difficult situations and moral questions raised during moral case deliberations in Swedish childhood cancer care – A qualitative nationwide overview. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2022; 60:102189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Thurillet S, Bahans C, Wood C, Bougnard S, Labrunie A, Messager V, Toniolo J, Beloni P, Fourcade L. Psychometric properties of a self-assessment fear scale in children aged 4 to 12 years. Scary Scale. J Pediatr Nurs 2022; 65:108-115. [PMID: 35300885 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Caregivers encounter difficulties differentiating fear and pain experienced by children and tend to interpret what children may feel, often resulting in inadequate pain management. While many pain self-assessment scales are available, there is no validated self-assessment fear scale for children. METHODS The aim of this prospective study was to validate, in children aged 4 to 12 years, the psychometric properties of our scale. In a first part, in a school setting, five exercises were given to 484 children in order to validate the expression of fear, grade the intensity of the faces, the ability to discriminate the faces and the equality of the intervals. The scale's reproducibility was studied by assessing the children's fear in everyday situations at two different time points. In a second part, in a hospital setting, the aim was to test the scale's feasibility. Sixty children admitted to one emergency care department self-assessed their fear with the Scary Scale. FINDINGS The expression of fear was validated by 57.64% (p < 0.0001) of the children in comparison with three other emotions (pain, surprise, sadness).The 7-9 year-olds validated the other properties (gradation, discrimination, equality, reproducibility). The 4-6 year-olds failed to validate the gradation exercise, but succeeded with the others. In the hospital, 95% of children self-assessed their fear using the scale. DISCUSSION Our self-assessment fear scale was validated in children aged 7-12 years specifically and was readily feasible in the hospital. We recommend its use in that age group in every care situation triggering fear. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02675504.
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- S Thurillet
- Pediatric Emergency Department, Mother-Child Hospital, Limoges, France.
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- Pediatric Epidemiology Department, Mother-Child Hospital, Limoges, France
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- Pain Department, Mother-Child Hospital, Limoges, France
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Mother-Child Hospital, Limoges, France
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- Centre of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Methodology in Research, Limoges, France
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Mother-Child Hospital, Limoges, France
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- University Hospital Centre, Inserm U1094, IRD U270, Univ. Limoges, CHU Limoges, EpiMaCT - Epidemiology of chronic diseases in tropical zone, Institute of Epidemiology and Tropical Neurology, OmegaHealth, Limoges, France
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- University Hospital Centre, Inserm U1094, IRD U270, Univ. Limoges, CHU Limoges, EpiMaCT - Epidemiology of chronic diseases in tropical zone, Institute of Epidemiology and Tropical Neurology, OmegaHealth, Limoges, France
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- Pediatric Surgery Department, Mother-Child Hospital, Limoges, France
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Getting It Right First Time and Every Time; Re-Thinking Children's Rights when They Have a Clinical Procedure. J Pediatr Nurs 2021; 61:A10-A12. [PMID: 34872648 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Malik P, Ferraz Dos Santos B, Girard F, Hovey R, Bedos C. Physical Constraint in Pediatric Dentistry: The Lived Experience of Parents. JDR Clin Trans Res 2021; 7:371-378. [PMID: 34628965 PMCID: PMC9490434 DOI: 10.1177/23800844211041952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: The use of physical constraint in pediatric dentistry is highly controversial. Papoose boards in particular, which envelop and immobilize children during treatment procedures, have been described as barbaric devices even though their goal is to protect the patient. In this debate, the voice of parents is important but still missing in the scientific literature. Aim: To understand how parents or caregivers experienced physical constraint and the use of the papoose board on their children during regular dental treatment. Design: We conducted qualitative research rooted in interpretive phenomenology. Accordingly, we performed in-depth individual interviews with a purposive sample of 7 parents or caregivers. The interviews took place in Montréal, Canada, after the children had been treated with a papoose board for nonemergency dental treatments. The discussions were audio recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Results: Two perspectives emerged among participants. Some explained that the papoose board calmed their children, helped the dentist to complete the procedures, and made their experience less stressful. For others, the papoose board was a horrible and traumatizing experience, leading to feelings of guilt toward their children. They expressed anger toward the dentists for not allowing them enough time to decide and for imposing use of the device. Conclusion Our study raises serious ethical concerns about this practice. We believe that using a papoose board should remain an extraordinary measure and, more generally, that dental professionals should reflect on the place of children and their families in clinical encounters. Knowledge Transfer Statement: The findings of this study should encourage policy makers, dental professionals and ethicists to consider the following points: 1) the traumatizing experiences described by parents raise serious ethical concerns about the use of papoose boards; 2) the dental profession should reflect on the place of children and their families in the clinical encounter and grapple with the importance of consent and how to ensure consent in encounters involving children and their parents.
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- P Malik
- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Division of Dentistry, Montréal Children's Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Sundal H. Children's Co-Determination During Challenging Procedures: Nurses and Parents Experiences of Caring Under Short-Term Hospital Stays in Norway. J Pediatr Nurs 2021; 57:e34-e39. [PMID: 33012572 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Medical and clinical procedures can cause varying levels of discomfort to children. PURPOSE This study is to deepen the understanding of the lived experiences of parents and nurses related to challenging medical and clinical procedures performed on children during short-term hospital stays. DESIGN AND METHODS This qualitative study, which comprises part of a larger study, adopted a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The data were obtained through a combination of in-depth interviews and observations of twelve parents of eleven children and seventeen nurses. A narrative re-analysis was conducted of four challenging medical and clinical procedures. Four stories were written and subsequently analyzed as one narrative that represents the findings. RESULTS The form of nurses' and parents' care for the children ranged from encouraging the children's consent and receptiveness to the procedures, to coercion. The analysis indicates that promoting the children's co-determination and participation in the procedures encouraged their consent and receptiveness and facilitated a successful outcome. In contrast, an absence of efforts to involve the children in the procedures contributed to the need for coercion to be employed by parents and nurses. Moreover, parental influence and the responsibilities of nurses had an impact on children's co-determination and participation. CONCLUSIONS Preparing parents and children before and during a procedure was important to minimize the degree of coercion of the children. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The findings of this study are relevant to clinical practice because they suggest preparing parents and children before and during a procedure situation.
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- Hildegunn Sundal
- Molde University College, Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Care, Norway.
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Padilla E, Lordeon PA. Technical Tips: Restraint Use in Healthcare - What Neurodiagnostic Technologists Need to Know. Neurodiagn J 2021; 61:61-71. [PMID: 33382632 DOI: 10.1080/21646821.2021.1845058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In healthcare, it is not uncommon for neurodiagnostic technologists to provide care and testing for patients who are in restraints or in need of restraints. When properly used, restraints ensure patient safety and the safety of others while allowing the continuation of life saving tests and treatments. Oversight for restraint use is provided by outside agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC). Improper use of restraints can lead to serious sanctions by both organizations and can negatively impact patients, leaving them with emotional and psychological trauma. The process of restraint management such as ordering, implementing, or monitoring restrained patients is not within the scope of practice for neurodiagnostic technologists. Restraints should only be utilized as a last resort for the safety of the patient to receive proper care. This paper seeks to inform Technologists on what does and does not constitute a restraint, and the factors that should be considered before making the decision to request use of restraints in order to perform neurodiagnostic testing.
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- Erik Padilla
- Neurodiagnostic Services, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Kodua M, Mackenzie JM, Smyth N. Nursing assistants' experiences of administering manual restraint for compulsory nasogastric feeding of young persons with anorexia nervosa. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2020; 29:1181-1191. [PMID: 32578949 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Manual restraint, a type of physical restraint, is a common practice in inpatient mental health settings linked to adverse physical and psychological staff and patient outcomes. However, little is known about the use of manual restraint for compulsory nasogastric feeding of patients with anorexia nervosa within inpatient eating disorder settings. The present phenomenological study aimed to explore nursing assistants' experiences of administering manual restraint for compulsory nasogastric feeding of young persons with anorexia nervosa. The study followed COREQ guidelines. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight nursing assistants from one UK inpatient child and adolescent eating disorder service. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Three themes were extracted: An unpleasant practice, importance of coping, and becoming desensitized and sensitized. Nursing assistants commonly experienced emotional distress, physical exhaustion, physical injury and physical aggression as a result of their manual restraint use. Nursing assistants appeared to cope with their distress by talking with colleagues and young persons who were further in their recovery, and by detaching themselves during manual restraint incidents. The findings highlight that the use of manual restraint for compulsory nasogastric feeding of young persons with anorexia nervosa in the UK is a highly distressing practice for nursing assistants. It is therefore important that sufficient supervision, support, and training are made available to staff working in these settings.
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- Michael Kodua
- School of Social Sciences, Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK
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Law GC, Bülbül A, Jones CJ, Smith H. 'The mean mummy way' - experiences of parents instilling eye drops to their young children as described in online forums and blogs. BMC Pediatr 2020; 20:514. [PMID: 33167925 PMCID: PMC7653738 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02410-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adults often have difficulty instilling eye drops in their own eyes, but little has been documented about the difficulties experienced by parents when administering eye drops to their young children, where the challenges of instillation are accentuated by their inability to cooperate. This qualitative study explores parents' experiences of administering eye drops to their children as described in online forum discussions and blog posts. METHODS This was an exploratory study using qualitative methods. We thematically analysed the written exchanges between parents participating in online forum discussions and blog posts about the administration of eye drops to their young children. RESULTS We found 64 forum discussion threads and 4 blog posts, representing 464 unique contributors expressing their experiences of eye drop administration to young children. Three major themes were identified - administration challenges, administration methods and role of health care professionals. Besides describing their children's distress, parents discussed their own discomfort and anxiety when administering eye drops. Parents used a variety of techniques to facilitate adherence with medication, including restraining the child, role-play, reassurance, distraction, or reward. The ideas exchanged about eye drop administration occasionally included reiteration of professional advice, but were dominated by parents' own ideas/suggestions; interestingly health care professionals were considered diagnosticians and prescribers, rather than sources of practical advice on administration. CONCLUSIONS Parents struggling to deliver eye drops to their young children may seek advice on how to administer treatment from parental on-line discussion forums. The distress experienced by the young child and their parents is a powerful reminder to clinicians that procedures common and routine in health care may be challenging to parents. The advice given to parents needs to go beyond the instillation of the eye drops, and include advice on child restraint, distraction techniques and allaying distress. Forewarned of the potential difficulties and provided with coping strategies parents can employ when the child resists, could alleviate their own and their child's distress.
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- Gloria C. Law
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore, 308232 Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore, 308232 Singapore
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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Marty M, Marquet A, Valéra MC. Perception of Protective Stabilization by Pediatric Dentists: A Qualitative Study. JDR Clin Trans Res 2020; 6:402-408. [PMID: 33023364 DOI: 10.1177/2380084420963933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric dentists sometimes have to care for children who refuse to cooperate with the oral examination or dental treatment. Behavior management strategies are used, such as "tell-show-do," distraction, and positive reinforcement. Anxiety management can also be performed by the use of conscious sedation (oral premedication, nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation). Unfortunately, these techniques are sometimes insufficient for providing oral care, and protective stabilization may be an option in some situations. Little is known on the impact of physical restraint and how practitioners feel about it. The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of dentists using protective stabilization for dental care in children. METHODS Semistructured qualitative interviews on the perception of pediatric dentists concerning protective stabilization were conducted in the pediatric dentistry department of the University Hospital of Toulouse, France. A thematic analysis of interview transcripts was provided via NVivo software. RESULTS This analysis highlighted 3 main themes. First, the perceptions of dentists concerning protective stabilization showed that this procedure has a major psychological impact and led to a feeling of professional failure. Second, the reasons for which the child was stabilized were described; these concerned the child (behavior, age, number of treatments) and the environment (the parents and the medical team). Finally, we detailed how dentists manage the effects of using of protective stabilization. CONCLUSION Dental surgeons must balance their requirement to make concrete decisions regarding the provision of care with their personal convictions about protective stabilization. This study also shows the need for specific training on this subject, as well as the desire of certain dentists that public authorities implement legislation on this matter. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT The findings of this study will improve the management of young patients by identifying situations where protective stabilization may be useful (age of the child, diagnosis, protection of the child or the medical team), while showing its psychological impact on practitioners. Finally, this work provides a basis for decision makers to propose a framework for the use of physical restraint.
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- M Marty
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.,Inserm, U1048 and Université Toulouse III, I2MC, Toulouse, France
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Preisz A, Preisz P. Restraint in paediatrics: A delicate balance. J Paediatr Child Health 2019; 55:1165-1169. [PMID: 31482670 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Patient restraint in health care is currently under intense review. There are two disparate groups that should be considered. First, infants and young children are commonly restrained while undergoing simple medical procedures such as venepuncture or immunisation, and this practice may be better framed as 'hugging' not 'holding'. Second, there is a distinct but significant group of children and adolescents with serious psychiatric or organic illness with behavioural disturbances necessitating restraint, who are the primary focus of this paper. Nevertheless, the balance between restraining any young person in health care and causing preventable harm is delicate: any form of child restraint, whether physical, chemical or seclusion, merits ethical reflection and should be undertaken judiciously. All clinicians should prioritise the dignity and privacy of the young person while weighing the vulnerability of this cohort of patients.
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- Anne Preisz
- Clinical Ethics, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Emergency Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Christie S, Ng CKC, Sá Dos Reis C. Australasian radiographers' choices of immobilisation strategies for paediatric radiological examinations. Radiography (Lond) 2019; 26:27-34. [PMID: 31902451 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Immobilisation may be necessary to ensure patient safety and examination success in paediatric medical imaging. Little guidance exists regarding the selection of different immobilisation methods. The purpose of this study was to explore radiographers' selection of immobilisation methods in paediatric medical imaging and the influences on their choices. METHODS Ethical approval was obtained. A mixed methods approach consisting of online questionnaire distribution followed by individual interviews was used to explore Australasian radiographers' self-reported patterns of immobilisation use and the underlying reasons and beliefs. Quantitative data were described using frequency data, with a Fisher's Exact test used to determine any association between demographic variables and immobilisation methods. Qualitative data were evaluated using content analysis. RESULTS Sixty-five radiographers returned completed questionnaires, with seven participating in interviews. Psychological immobilisation methods were preferred to minimise patient pain and distress, but physical methods were considered more effective, with parental holding the most likely method to be used (63/65, 96.9%). Participants assumed certain methods to be more appropriate based on patient age and examination type, but adapted their choices based on many other factors, seeking to provide personalised care. Further training was strongly desired (48/64, 75.0%). Participants disagreed on whether introducing written guidance would be beneficial (33/62, 53.2%). CONCLUSION Choosing an immobilisation method appears to be a case-by-case activity requiring critical assessment of multiple factors in order to balance patient care with examination success. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Improvements in quality and quantity of education are recommended to enhance radiographers' ability to make choices based on all relevant factors.
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- S Christie
- Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia.
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- Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia.
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- Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia; School of Health Sciences (HESAV), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Av. de Beaumont 21, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland; CISP - Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal.
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Burke TF, Suarez S, Sessler DI, Senay A, Yusufali T, Masaki C, Guha M, Rogo D, Jani P, Nelson BD, Rogo K. Safety and Feasibility of a Ketamine Package to Support Emergency and Essential Surgery in Kenya when No Anesthetist is Available: An Analysis of 1216 Consecutive Operative Procedures. World J Surg 2017; 41:2990-2997. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4312-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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