TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Information-provision intervention for children and their parents following pediatric accidental injury
JO  - European child and adolescent psychiatry
A1  - Olsson, K.
A1  - Le Brocque, Robyne
A1  - Thompson, K.
A1  - Kenardy, Justin
SP  - 316
EP  - 325
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated an early intervention for children and their parents following pediatric accidental injury. METHOD: Information booklets provided to participants within 72 h of the initial trauma detailed common responses to trauma, the common time course of symptoms, and suggestions for minimizing any post-trauma distress. Following admission for traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents, falls and sporting injuries a total of 103 children (aged 7-15) and their parents were evaluated at pre-intervention, 1 month, and 6 months post-trauma. The intervention (N = 33) was delivered to one of two hospitals, the second hospital was the control (N = 70). RESULTS: Analyses indicated that the intervention reduced child anxiety symptoms at 1-month follow-up and parental posttraumatic intrusion symptoms and overall posttraumatic symptoms at the 6-month follow-up. No other differences between the intervention and control groups were found. CONCLUSION: Overall, the information-based early intervention is simple, cost-effective method of reducing child and parent distress post-trauma.  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1018-8827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-007-0673-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -