Journal article
Knowledge and training in paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care among emergency medical professionals in low- and middle-income countries
C Hoysted, FE Babl, N Kassam-Adams, MA Landolt, L Jobson, C Van Der Westhuizen, S Curtis, AB Kharbanda, MD Lyttle, N Parri, R Stanley, E Alisic
European Journal of Psychotraumatology | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Provision of psychosocial care, in particular trauma-informed care, in the immediate aftermath of paediatric injury is a recommended strategy to minimize the risk of paediatric medical traumatic stress. Objective: To examine the knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress and perspectives on providing trauma-informed care among emergency staff working in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Method: Training status, knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress, attitudes towards incorporating psychosocial care and barriers experienced were assessed using an online self-report questionnaire. Respondents included 320 emergency staff from 58 LMICs. Data analyses include..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship; National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Early Career Fellowship under Grant number 1090229; Centre of Research Excellence for Paediatric Emergency Medicine, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia; Victorian Government's Infrastructure Support Program, Melbourne, Australia; Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, Melbourne, Australia; 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 US Government; 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]; National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Early Career Fellowship [1090229].