Journal article
Perspectives of hospital emergency department staff on trauma-informed care for injured children: An Australian and New Zealand analysis
C Hoysted, FE Babl, N Kassam-Adams, MA Landolt, L Jobson, S Curtis, AB Kharbanda, MD Lyttle, N Parri, R Stanley, E Alisic
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13644
Abstract
Aim: To examine Australian and New Zealand emergency department (ED) staff's training, knowledge and confidence regarding trauma-informed care for children after trauma, and barriers to implementation. Methods: ED staff's perspectives on trauma-informed care were assessed using a web-based self-report questionnaire. Participants included 468 ED staff (375 nursing and 111 medical staff) from hospitals in Australia and New Zealand. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, χ2 tests and multiple regressions. Results: Over 90% of respondents had not received training in trauma-informed care and almost all respondents (94%) wanted training in this area. While knowledge was associated with a ..
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Awarded by Early Career Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Network Development Demonstration Program
Awarded by MCHB
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
C Hoysted was funded by an Australian Government Research Training Program (PTP) Scholarship. E Alisic was funded by an Early Career Fellowship (#1090229), National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia. FE Babl was funded by Centre of Research Excellence for Paediatric Emergency Medicine, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia; Victorian Government's Infrastructure Support Program, Melbourne, Australia and Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, Melbourne, Australia. R Stanley and PECARN are funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Network Development Demonstration Program under cooperative agreement number U03MC00008 and MCHB cooperative agreements U03MC00001, U03MC00003, U03MC00006, U03MC00007, U03MC22684 and U03MC22685. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; preparation, review or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.