BRUIDVICK ET AL (2016)- AIMS, METHODS Flashcards
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What is the main of the study?
To investigate the level of agreement of pain intensity, when measured by the children, parents and physicians.
(child’s age, pain severity, medical conditions)
Research method?
- Field study (naturalistic environment- emergency room)
- Cross-sectional observational study.
Research design?
Repeated measures design
Why? same child was assessed by themselves, parents, physcians
Multiple ratings of the same event
Location/ Duration?
Norwegian emergency department
Duration: 17 day period
IV/ DV?
IV: Who is rating the pain (child, parent, physician)
DV: Pain rating/ assessment given by each group.
How much children were in the study?
243 children (attended a Norwegian emergency department (over a 17 day period)
Summarise the sample- children?
- 243 children
- 3-15 years old (3-8/ 9-15)
- 53% boys
- Attended a Norwegian emergency department (over a 17 day period)
- Most injuries were soft tissues, ligaments, or muscles (51%), with fractures, infections, and wounds also common
Describe the sample? (physicians)
- 51 different physicians
- 51% had children of their own.
- Half of the physicians had over five years of medical experience
- 30% had a specialty in family medicine
How much parents were in the study?
243?
Age range of the child ppts
3-15 y/o
3-8 /// 9-15
Gender- children sample
53% boys
47% girls
How much physicians were there in the sample?
51 phyicians
How much of the physicians had children of their own?
51%
How much of the phyisicians were men?
57%
How much physicians specialised in family medicine?
30% ( but none specialised in paediatrics)
Summarise the physician sample?
- 51 physicians
- 51% had children
- 30% specialised in family medicine
- 57% were men
- Half had over 5 years medical experince
Name the other 2 aims of Bruidvick et al (2016)?
- To investigate whether certain factors can cause differences in the way children, parents, physicians rate children’s pain (age, injury)
- To investigate how the pain assessment of physicans affected the physicians administration of pain relief.
